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BOWMAN, Leslie Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1695 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yarpturk, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Cerebro Vascular Accident, Senile Dementia, Hervey Bay Nursing Home, Point Vernon, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1979, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mailors Flat Yarpturk State School & District Honor Roll, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1695, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1695, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1695, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1695, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Daniel BOWMAN and Wilhelmina BOWMAN nee HALL, Yarpturk via Koroit
Husband of Jane E BOWMAN nee STEWART
Suffered from Malaria and listed as dangerously ill on 2 December 1918