BOWMAN, Percy Algernon St George
| Service Number: | 639 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Morphetville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eastbourne, Sussex, England, 1 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eastbourne College, England |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 12th Infantry Battalion, Morphetville, South Australia | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 639, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 639, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 639, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy Algernon St George BOWMAN stated he was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England although his birth & baptism are registered in India - he enlisted & served under the alias Percy Bridges BALLARD
He was born on 1st October, 1889 in Bengal, India
His parents were Percy Bridges BOWMAN & Mary Eliza BALLARD - his father died in December, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa and his mother remarried to a HENNESSEY
He had previously served in the Behar Light Horse in India for 5 years before coming to Australia where he enlisted in Morphetville, South Australia on 15th September, 1914 and embarked with the 12th Infantry Battalion, E Company from Hobart, Tasmania on the Transport ship Geelong on 20th October, 1914
Percy was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 25th April, 1915 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Lone Pine Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal