MCGOWAN, Samuel Crichton
| Service Number: | 1336 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tembrook, Vic., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery B 2, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Julia Creek MacKinlay Shire Honor Roll, McKinlay War Memorial, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 In Memoriam Honour Board, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Warwick War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1336, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1336, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1336, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1336, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1336 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Samuel Benson and Elizabeth Jane MCGOWAN, Warwick
THE ONLY SON OF HIS MOTHER AND SHE WAS A WIDOW
Corporal Sam McGowan of Warwick, recently killed in Egypt was the only son of Mrs. S.G. McGowan, 'Euro Yeroke' Warwick. He was educated at the Toowoomba Grammar School. He joined the Royal Bank, Warwick, but not liking indoor work went on the land. He went to Dulacca as a Jackeroo and then to Eulolo, via Townsville, in the North west. He volunteered with about 15 other bushmen when the war first broke out, they offering to supply their own horses if the Government would truck them to Brisbane. The offer was turned down. Then he offered his services in Brisbane about June 1915, and was drafted into the 10th reinforcements of the 5th Light Horse. Left as private, promoted to Corporal and was very popular with the company. He was a good sport and rifle shot.
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