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BOWEN, Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7203 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maldon State School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot 1V, Row I, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Maldon English Baptist Church Memorial Certificate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7203, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7203, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7203, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7203, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7203 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Agnes Ann BOWEN, High Street, Maldon, Victoria
PRIVATE ARNOLD BOWEN.
Cr. Bowen (president of the Maldon Shire) has received word that his son, Arnold, was killed in France on 17th April. Private Bowon sailed from Australia in February, 1917, and was on the Ballarat when she was torpedoed. He had previously been wounded, and only a few days ago word was received that he was proceeding on furlough.