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BOWDLER, Algernon Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4142 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 1 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cobar Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer (copper smelter) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4142, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4142, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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