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FOWLES, Herbert Howard Kentwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 71 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland, 31 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Zillmere, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 30, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chermside Zillmere School of Arts Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Ipswich Grammar School Great War Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Marchant Park Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 31 Aug 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Promoted to embarking overseas | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 71, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 71, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 8 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Promoted prior to embarkation | |
| 14 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Promoted to embarkation | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 71, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 71 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Kentwell Fowles and Agnes Ellen Fowles of 'Menahous', Hill Street, Wooloowin, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Grammar School Cadets, Ipswich, QLD
He was awarded a Grammar School Scholarship.
He was also an Assistant Scout Master and enjoyed playing football and sailing
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