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MCDOWELL, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2395 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Allora, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goomburra WW1 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2395, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2395, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2395, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2395 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-10 |
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