BOWLY, Eustace Hamilton
| Service Number: | 3169 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia, 28 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Died: | Illness, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1964, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Private Cremation |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3169, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3169, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3169, 5th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles William BOWLY and Alice BOWLY nee KING
Husband of Emily Eliza Gray DUNSTON
Upon discharge he and his brother Francis formed Bowly Bros., and in 1920 they purchased Donald Downs from the Grimshaws and settled there.
Kurrajong residents were saddened by the news of the death at his home on August 26 of Mr. Eustace Hamilton Bowly, formerly of Donald Downs, Winton, Queensland. The late Mr. Bowly, who was 74 years of age, was an Ex-servucenabm serving in the 5th Light Horse 1st A.I.F. Born at Quirindi, he had lived at Kurrajong since his marriage 36 years ago, being interested in farming until he fell very ill three months ago. Mourning him are his widow Emily, daughters Esther (Mrs. D. Umack, Ryde), Olga (Mrs. P.D. Williams, Carlingford), brother Richard (Toowoon Bay), and sister Edith (Kurrajong), to whom and to all other relatives their many friends offer condolences. The late Mr. Bowly was predeceased by his daughter Edwina (Mrs. DuBoulay), brothers Charles, Frank and Norman and sister Mary (Mrs. Ross). A private cremation was held at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.
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