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BOWERS, Thomas William George
Service Number: | 991 |
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Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kybunga, South Australia, 15 September 1887 |
Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Draper |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 August 1942, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: Light Oval, Road AS, Site No 23 |
Memorials: | Balaklava Port Wakefield St Albans Church Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 991, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 991, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
18 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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10 Battalion
Rank - Lt.
22 August 1915 - Wounded in Action - Hand
6 August 1916 - Wounded in action, gunshot wounds to leg and back
23 September 1916 - Promoted to WO2
28 March 1917 - Promoted to Lt.
20-21 September 1917 - Wounded in action, third occasion. Gunshot (severe) wounded to chest. Invalided out
25 November 1917 - Returned to Australia on board Karoola
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Thomas and Emily Bailey Bowers (nee Newton). On 21 September 1918 married Elma Phillipa South in the Congregational Church, Semaphore, South Australia. Father of Jack South Bowers