Andrew John LOWEN MM

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Service Number:	396
Enlisted:	22 February 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bright, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, United Kingdom, 22 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row F, Grave 11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 396, 23rd Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 396, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 396, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
3 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 396, Wounded in Action in France - Gun shot wound to left foot
6 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 396, Wounded in action in France, Gun Shot Wound to right arm
1 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 396, Gassed as a result of a training accident, France
26 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal
14 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Awarded for conspicuous service
7 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 396, Wounded in action in France with shrapnel wound to head and eye. Transferred to England where he Died of Wounds
22 Sep 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 396, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 396 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-22

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