SOWTER, Sydney
| Service Number: | 4307 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Granville South Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot XVI, Row D, grave No. 19., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Granville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4307, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4307, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4307 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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"SAPPER SYDNEY SOWTER.
Mrs. Sowter, residing with her mother, Mrs. Leo, in Onslow-street, Granville, has received official notification that her husband, Sapper Sydney Sowter, was killed in action on 12th October. He was 24 years of age, and was attached to No. 2 section of the 13th Field Company of Australian Engineers. He left for the war on 20th December, 1915, and had been through a lot of fighting. He was the youngest son of Mr. Thomas Sowter, of Woodville-road, Granvville, a well-known resident. Deceased was a boiler-maker by trade, and for some time worked at Clyde Engineering Company's Works prior to enlisting at the new abattoir works at Homebush Bay. He leaves a young wife and child three years of age." - from the Cumberland Argus 10 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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