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BOWCOTT, Clifford Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 66 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Abergavenny, Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (received at Gallipoli), Alexandria, Egypt, 5 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, McKinlay War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (shoulder and legs) | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (perineum) | |
| 5 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 66, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 66 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clifford Owen BOWCOTT was born in 1890 in Abergavenny, Wales
His parents were John & Mary BOWCOTT
His brother Frederick SN57930 of the 9th South Wales Borderers also lost his life in WW1 on 30th May, 1918
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Llanfoist War Memorial
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