BOWEN, James
| Service Number: | 33 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ascot Vale State School. Victoria |
| Occupation: | Tuckpointer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - chest, At sea (HS Galeka), 29 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 40, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 33, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 33, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 33, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Bowen (also known as James Bowen Walker) and Elizabeth Bowen nee Avis.
Next of kin given as his brother George Bowen of 33 Ormond Street, Kensington, Victoria. Also brother of John Avis Bowen C/- Polack family, 'Katyil', Dimboola, Victoria, Thomas Bowen, Rose Bowen and Louisa Bowen
The children had been removed from their father's care and placed in the Presbyterian and Scotch Church Neglected Children's Aid Society of North Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the school cadets for 18 months
Prior to enlisting he had been a member of the Loyal Doutta Galla Lodge of Bayview Terrace, Kensington, Victoria
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