William Albert James BOWDEN

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BOWDEN, William Albert James

Service Number:	6043
Enlisted:	18 September 1916, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glanville, South Australia, Australia , 12 January 1895
Home Town:	Glanville, South Australia
Schooling:	Le Fevre Public School, Semaphore, South Australia
Occupation:	Porter, SAR
Died:	Died of wounds, Rouen, France, 6 October 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension Row F, Grave No. 2B Headstone Inscription "A HERO AT REST", Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6043, 27th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6043, 27th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A19' Afric from Adelaide on 6th November 1916.
6 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6043, 27th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of William and Louisa BOWDEN, of Waverly Street, Largs Bay, South Australia. Native of Waite Street, Glanville, South Australia.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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