William Henry MCDOWELL

MCDOWELL, William Henry

Service Number: 6540
Enlisted: 17 April 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Nullawarre, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town: Laverton, Laverton, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Platelayer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

17 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6540, 28th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6540, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6540, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
11 Apr 1917: Involvement Private, 6540, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6540 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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