BOWDEN, Maurice Crosby Warden
| Service Number: | 452 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, 2nd Air Mechanic (2/AM), 2nd Reinforcements, Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia, Wall ZL, Niche 03 |
| Memorials: | Cudgewa War Memorial, Melbourne Town Hall Honour Roll, Tintaldra School Honor Roll and Story Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 452, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, 2nd Air Mechanic (2/AM), 2nd Reinforcements, Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement 452, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Embarked 452, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 452, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Air Mechanic 1st Class (1/AM). Embarked Kantara, Egypt. RTA per HT Port Sydney. Disembarked Melbourne, 17-04-1919. | |
| 22 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 452, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Air Mechanic 1st Class (1/AM). |
OVERSEAS SERVICE.
MY GREAT UNCLE WAS BORN IN 1889 WENT TO SCHOOL IN TINTALDRA HE THEN WENT TO LIVE WITH HIS UNCLE Crosby GRAVES AT MT BATTERY, AS A YOUNG MAN HE WENT TO STUDY
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN MELBOURNE AND LIVED IN THE FAMILY HOME IN MALVERN.
He enlists with the in the AIF ON THE 1ST OF FEB 1916 AT AGE 25 YEARS
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HE EMBARKED RMS Malwa 25 of july 1916, Disembarked Suez 24 AUGUST 1916 then to CARIO by rail 25 8 1916 at HELIOLIS on duty as electrician , it is here that he meets kingford smith and the 1st Aust flying corp help Lawrence of Arabia .
EMBARKED kantara 5/3/1919 for Australia . DISEMBARKED 22/5 1919 D 22/5/1919 Discharged.
7/9/1917 67 Sqdn. 29/12/18 1st SQDN. AIR MECHANIC 1ST CLASS .
When in CAIRO HE HAD AUDIENCE SIR GENERAL ARCHIBALD MURRAY .
His HALF BROTHER IS KILLED AT GALLIPOLI KEN CURLEWIS 8TH OF AUGUST 1915 HE was in the 14th battalion.
AFTER THE WAR MAURICE WORKED FOR THE SEC FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS HE HAD A OFFICE ON THE CORNER OF LITTLE COLLIN STREET.
He spends time every year with his sister MRS ANDREW Paton AND NIECES AND NEPHEW on the property known as Dungowan in the upper MURRAY..
Submitted 11 December 2019 by DIANA sydonie TORRENS
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