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BOWMAN, John Eustace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6717 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dunolly, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6717, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6717, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published in 2017 - refer to pages 147 & 262. Prior to the war he was a farmer of Mount Hooghly Vic. He enlisted 29 August 1916. He served with 6th Infantry Battalion and was awarded the Military Medal during that service. He was killed in action 9 August 1918. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 20 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL