George BOWERMAN

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Service Number:	1463
Enlisted:	2 January 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hamilton, Tasmania, 14 June 1895
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Caulker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 May 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I, Row F, Grave 2 Rev. J. Green officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Oatlands Soldiers Memorial

2 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Rockhampton, Queensland
13 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1463, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1463, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
Date unknown:	Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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15 Battalion

Next of kin was his sister Lily Bowerman, Bishton, Jericho, Tasmania. Later known as Lily Leary, Ramsgate, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal