BOWES, William
| Service Number: | 617 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Georgetown, South Australia, June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Caltowie Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 617 | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 617, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Thirty-Six embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 617, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Thirty-Six, Newcastle | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 617, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Father John Bowes, living at Caltowie, South Australia
Brother: Private Herbert Bowes
14/8/1915 passed away (31 yrs) prior to embarking from Australia
Sister: Mary Alice Mabel Ireland
previously served 4 years with 17th Light Horse Regiment
On enlisting William was 32 yrs 3 mths old; single; 5' 6.5" tall; dark complexion;
grey eyes; black hair; Church of England
11/9/1914 enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia
Private in 1st Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement
3/12/1914 appointed to 1st reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
at Broadmeadows Camp
21/12/1914 embarked from Newcastle, NSW, onboard HMAT A36 Boonah
9/5/1915 proceeded to join Mediteranean Expeditionary Forces, GALLIPOLI
15/6/1915 rejoined regiment from hospital, bronchitis - Monash Valley
12/11/1915 sick to hospital
embarked onbard Esquibo from Malta to Egypt
24/11/1915 disembarked Malta, ex Gsaleka
27/3/1916 admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital - relapsing fever
19/4/1916 returned to duty, ex hospital
14/10/1916 transferred to Field Engineers, Kantara, Egypt
8/3/1917 transferred as Trooper to 3rd Light Horse Regiment.
21/9/1917 taken on strength, ex hospital, 1st Light Horse, Moascar
4/10/1917 marched in ex 1st Light Horse Train Regiment and taken on strength
15/11/1918 returned to Australia for 1914 special leave
embarked onboard HT Port Darwin, ex Suez, Egypt
25/12/1918 disembarked into Australia
23/2/1919 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (1026); British War medal (1427); Victory medal (1427)
Total service: 4 years 166 days (4 years 5 days overseas)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 27/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA - for her information.