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BOWEN, Walter Edward Bingham
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1510 |
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Enlisted: | 6 April 1915, Place of Enlistment, Rochford, Victoria. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hesket, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1893 |
Home Town: | Hesket, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Hesket State School No 1004, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural Causes , Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1969, aged 75 years |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne A F Alway Lawn, Row AG, Grave No 46. |
Memorials: | Hesket State School No 1004 Roll of Honor, Newham & Districts Roll of Honor, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1510, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rochford, Victoria. | |
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28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1510, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
28 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1510, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
23 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion, GSW to Face. | |
4 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
15 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia. |
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