LOWE, William Arthur
| Service Number: | 25459 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ballina, New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 25459 | |
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| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 25459, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 25459, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 25459, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 25459, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 25459, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born in 1887, in Ballina, NSW
Wife, Mrs Mary Ann Lowe, Cumbalum, via Ballina, New South Wales
Described on enlisting as 28yrs 10mths of age; married; 5' 10.5" tall;
148lbs; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of England
2/3/1916 enlisted in Brisbane, QLD
16/4/1916 appointed to 19th reinforcements, 37th FAB
29/7/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW
as a Gunner with 2nd reinforcements, 9th Field Artillery Brigade
1/8/1916 embarked from Port of Melbourne, Victoria onboard HMAT A67 Orsova
14/9/1916 disembarked Plymouth, England
5/4/1917 proceeded overseas to France as a Gunner with 6th Field Artillery Brigade
28/4/1917 taken on strength, posted to 16th Battery, France
24/10/1918 appointed Driver
9/3/1919 appointed to 4th Field Artillery Brigade
5/6/1919 embarked onboard HT Mahia, ex England
20/7/1919 disembarked into Australia off of Mahia
4/9/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (19536) and Victory medal (19048)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 5/7/2016. Lest we forget.