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BOWLES, George Alex
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4991 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 December 1983, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4991, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 4991, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 4991, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4991, Artillery Details , Gas | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 4991, 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Rachel Mark and William Hixon Bowles
Married Pansy Pretoria Penhaligon in 1935
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