Wilbraham Lee FOWLER

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Service Number:	137
Enlisted:	24 September 1914, Townsville
Last Rank:	Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1887
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Ravenswood State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Accountant
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)

24 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 137, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville
1 Dec 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 137, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 137, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
26 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 137, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 137, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right thigh
6 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion
25 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion
27 Sep 1917:	Involvement 137, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 137 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-27

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Wilbraham Lee FOWLER was born on 14th January 1887 in Thursday Island, Queensland

His parents were Joseph Longton FOWLER & Hannorah/Honora LEE