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BOWDEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 172 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern HIll, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Eastern HIll, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 172, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 172, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of W.H. Bowden of 229 Leith Street, North Dunedin, NZ. Brother of Alice Bowden
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served for 2 years with the Dunedin Engineers, NZ