LOWRIE, John
| Service Number: | 5419 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Urlingford County Kilkenny, Ireland, 9 April 1878 |
| Home Town: | Mooloolah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bega Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Etaples Military Hospital, France, 3 September 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 7A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands WW1 Honour Board, Mooloolah, Glenview and Highlands Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5419 | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5419, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5419, 9th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of James and Maria Lowrie, of Mooloolah, North Coast Line, Queensland.
MAY THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
9th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Place of birth-Urlingford County Kilkenny, Ireland
Australian soldier, Private Joseph William Leahy-Service Number 1051-Killed in Action 09/04/1917- Lagnicourt, France-11th Battalion, C Company, Australian Infantry, A.I.F., was also born here. Both are honoured on the Kilkenny Great War Memorial, Kilkenny Peace Park.
Enlistment date-10 January 1916
Place of enlistment-Brisbane, Queensland.
Age at embarkation-36.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
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