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BOWTELL, Walter Benjamin

Service Number:	2115
Enlisted:	25 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Born:	Bowral, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Gore Hill, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	23 September 1930, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2115
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2115, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2115, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
15 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, bullet wound to left foot
1 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, taken on strength in England
26 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 3rd Division Signals, taken on strength in France
10 Apr 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), taken on strength, London
22 Aug 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Left England for return to Australia onboard HT Anchises

Vietnam War Service

12 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2115, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)

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