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DOWDS, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 48A, 48 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Enlisted in Casual, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Peter's School, Dalbeattie, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave 40, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted in Casual, NSW | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 48, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 48, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 8 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Shrapnel wounds to the abdomen | |
| 23 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 48A, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 48A awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of John Dowds and Mary Ann Burnson Dowds of 80 Stevenson Street, Calton, Glasgow. Brother of Mary Dowds of Homewood Sanatorium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal