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FOWKE, Alexander William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6016 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle on Tyne, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6016, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6016, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6016, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6016, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother John F. Fowke of Corbridge on Tyne, Northumberland, England
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on the 17 May 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal