MARLOW, Kenneth Cullen Dowling
| Service Number: | 1991 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 21 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Marrabel, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marrabel District Honour Roll, Marrabel War Memorial, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1991, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1991, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1991, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1991, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1991 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL KEN MARLOW.
Lance-Corporal Kenneth C. D. Marlow, whose death was reported in a recent issue of the Herald, was killed in action iu France on July 26. He was the third son of Mr. T, Marlow, of Varalinka, Marrabel. The deceased soldier left early in the war and served at Gallipoli for several months and later in Egypt. After proceeding to France he was transferred to the Machine Gun Section, and soon afterwards received his promotion to Lance-Corporal. He was a member of the Loyal Marrabel Lodge, I.O.O.F., M.U., and filled all the chairs, and at the time of enlisting was Grand Master of the Lodge. He was held in high esteem by all who knew him, and much sympathy is felt for his parents.
During last month Mr. Marlow received from Private G. F. Lucas a letter giving particulars of the action in which the young soldier was killed. Private Lucas was his companion. "He and I had the gun in action," he wrote, "in a newly taken trench when an enemy machine gun played along the parapet and caught poor Ken. He died instantly and never spoke a word. It was a merciful death. The Germans paid dearly for Ken, for he and I had mowed down hundreds of them and were still doing it when he fell, you have lost a loving and exceedingly dutiful son, the country a worthy citizen, and the King a brave, honourable, fearless soldier, and I have lost a kind, considerate, generous, and trustworthy comrade whom I miss terribly, for we were always together and were on the same gun. Had Ken survived the battle he would or should have been recommended, for he did a great many noble and noteworthy deeds. We had a terrific fight, but we gained our object and took a position that will go a long way to bringing the war to a near and successful end." Mr. Marlow has received letters of condolence from Major Hardie (for their Majesties the King and Queen, the Commonwealth Government, and the District Commandant), and the Premier (Hon. Crawford Vaughan).
Mr. Ronald Marlow, an elder brother of the late Lance-Corporal Marlow, has volunteered for the Australian Imperial Aviation Corps, and Marrabel hopes to number a flying man among its list of soldiers." - from the Kapunda Herald 06 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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