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DOWKER, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1309 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Explosives Hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, 2 August 1947 |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1309, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne | |
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| 9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1309, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1309, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1309, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Gassed | |
| 15 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1309, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HT Ypiringa, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 5 July 1919 | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1309, 13th Light Horse Regiment |
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