Wilfred Crossley BOWLER

BOWLER, Wilfred Crossley

Service Numbers: 3475, W243131
Enlisted: 2 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: War Records Section
Born: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 31 January 1899
Home Town: Wundowie, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Horse driver
Died: Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 13 December 1965, aged 66 years
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3475, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
17 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle
23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières
30 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 13th Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

11 Oct 1939: Enlisted Private, W243131, Subiaco, Western Australia
11 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W243131
4 Feb 1948: Discharged Corporal, W243131, War Records Section

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Accidentally shot his comrade 2649 Pte. Edward Henry Fiennes-Clinton (/explore/people/254905) by his "careless handling of a loaded revolver" on 17 Aug 1916 in France. The wound to Charles' hip/abdomen region killed him the same day.