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LOWE, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 440 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shrewsbury High School, England |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row C, Grave 29 Rev. G. Robertson officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 440, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 440, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 440, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 440, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 440 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Edward Lowe and Emma Lowe of 'Lydham Manor', Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England. Friend of Lucy Ackroyd of Toorak, Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal