Rupert Leslie SOWTON

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Service Numbers:	1614, 1637
Enlisted:	15 October 1914, Wodonga, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Norwood (SA), South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidental (car crash - passenger), Casula, New South Wales, 13 December 1930
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

15 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1614, Wodonga, Victoria
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound (wrist)
23 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 14th Infantry Battalion

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