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MCDOWALL, Augustus Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 225 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toorak State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Shipping Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Artillery Road, Plot 15 Headstone inscription reads: None knew him but to love him, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 225, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 225, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 225, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter and Augusta Marion McDowall of 292 Dandenong Road, East St Kilda, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal