GOWENLOCK, Ernest Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 3901, 1901 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 3901, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 3901, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1901, 57th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds on 10th April 1918. | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-10 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Ernest Stanley GOWENLOCK, who as an Officer in the AIF had no service number, was born on 20 August 1890 in Sydney. He joined the Tramways in Sydney as a casual conductor in October 1911 but was unable to work for a month after he was knocked down by a ‘motor car’ while walking along the road in the National Park: he sued and recovered £10 damages. His employment was made permanent in June 1912. In April 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Sydney.
On 9 April 1918 he was wounded in action at Hamel sur Corbie and admitted to a casualty clearing station, where he died the following day, 10 April 1918. He was buried in Namps-au-Val Military cemetery, 11 miles SW of Amiens.
Submitted 1 August 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Ernest Stanley GOWENLOCK was born on 20th August 1890 in Sydney. He joined the Tramways in Sydney as a casual conductor in October 1911. He was unable to work for a month after he was knocked down by a ‘motor car’ while walking along the road in the National Park He sued and recovered £10 damages. His employment was made permanent in June 1912. In April 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Sydney.
At first, he was allotted to the Field Ambulance. He landed at Gallipoli in August 1915. He spent three days in hospital while there and returned to Alexandria in January 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal, and then Corporal. In June 1916 he was sent to France. In March 1917 he transferred from the Field Ambulance to the infantry,. In May h was sent to an officer cadet school at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant and sent to France. He re-joined his battalion in September 1917. Two more two-week periods of training interrupted his service. On 9th April 1918 he was wounded in action at Hamel sur Corbie and admitted to a casualty clearing station. He died the following day, 10th April 1918. He was buried in Namps-au-Val Military cemetery, 11 miles SW of Amiens.
War pensions were granted to his widow, Jessie, and two children, Ada Maie Joyce and Ernest Kelso.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.