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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, 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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