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MOW, William Victor
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1684, 1683 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nevertire NSW, 20 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Nevertire, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nevertire Public School |
| Occupation: | Assistant Postal Department (telegraphy) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli IV A 12, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Lithgow War Memorial, Nevertire Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Warren War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1684, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1683, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1683, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Selina MOW, 24 Calero Street, Lithgow, New South Wales
KILLED IN ACTION.
Private William Victor Mow, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mow, of Inch-street, Lithgow, formerly of Nevertire. The late Private Mow was born at Nevertire, and after leaving school entered the postal service, and was stationed at Nevertire when he enlisted. He left for the front with the 14th battalion reinforcements. He was 19 years and 3 months when he fell.
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