Ernest BOWDEN

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Service Number:	4442
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, Somerset, England, 1894
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Wellington State School, Somerset, England
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 July 1916
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 10, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4442, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4442, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
15 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 58th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and thighs, fracture scapula
22 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 4442, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4442 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

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Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of David and Elizabeth Bowden of 'Wellington', 39 Foster Street, Geelong, Victoria. Formerly of Wellington, Somerset, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal