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DOWD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1533 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Qld., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ravenswood, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Eventide, Sandgate North, Brisbane, Qld., 29 September 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane A4-03-29A |
| Memorials: | Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1533, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1533, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of P and Johanna (nee Hogan) Dowd, Macrossan Street, Ravenswood, Queensland
Awarded the Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
"After his company had withdrawn to safety, went out under heavy shrapnel and rifle fire to rescue a wounded comrade. On reaching the man, he found him dead. He then secured another wounded man, and got him to a place of safety, but only to find that he too was dead."
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