Albert BOWRING

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Service Number:	2727
Enlisted:	1 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	St Francis Xavier (Catholic) College, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Signwriter
Died:	Wounds, Hanielen, 13th Aust Field Ambulance, France, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XII, Row C, Grave 3,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Timor State School Roll of Honour

1 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2727, 15th Infantry Battalion
21 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2727, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
21 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2727, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
29 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
15 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2727, 15th Infantry Battalion, Court martial, AWOL, reduced to ranks
4 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2727, 15th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, DoW 13th Aust Field Ambulance Post, Hamielen, France.

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