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DOWDELL, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 615 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Guildford, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bordertown, South Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tenterden, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Albany State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 29, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, WA | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 615, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 615, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 615, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), England | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 615, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 615 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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