FOWELL, William James
| Service Number: | 109 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Served in Cadet Forces at Moe, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Narracan, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Narracan State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Measles and Pneumonia, Brimstone Bottom Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 21 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 101, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 109, 39th Infantry Battalion, Served in Cadet Forces at Moe, Victoria. | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 109, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 109, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Three WW1 Australian Men who are buried in the UK died on this date.
Died on this date – 21st August……Private William James Fowell was born at Deniliquin, New South Wales. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd February, 1916 as a 19 year old, single, Farmer from Narracan, Victoria.
Private Fowell embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 27th May, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 39th Infantry Battalion, “A” Company & disembarked at Devonport, England on 18th July, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
Private Fowell was reported seriously ill with pneumonia on 16th August, 1916.
Private William James Fowell died on 21st August, 1916 of Measles & Bronchial Pneumonia at Brimstone Bottom Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/d---g1.html
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