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LOWE, Ernest Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1147 |
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Enlisted: | 26 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF) |
Born: | Kaniva, Victoria, Australia , 1888 |
Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Noarlunga State School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Insurance Agent |
Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, 3 December 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row G, Grave 6 Chaplain H.S. Reid officiated |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 1147, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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5 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, SN 1147, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
5 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, SN 1147, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
3 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 1147, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Elizabeth Ann Lowe of Brighton, SA. Elizabeth was later known as Elizabeth Ann Champress
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a4 year apprenticeship in cabinet making with Pengelly & Co. of Edwardstown, SA