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FOWLER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1042 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Korumburra, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row I, Grave 17, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1042, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1042, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1042, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 1042, 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1042 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-11-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Kerr Fowler and Elizabeth Gillan Fowler of 'Fordell', Queen Street, Korumburra, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal