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BOHLMANN, Reginald John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
| Born: | Freshwater, South Australia, 24 June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk; Superintendent of Vacuum Oil Company |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 8 July 1967, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Semaphore Port Adelaide Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12198, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12198, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jul 1917: | Transferred Gunner, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Transferred Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 18 Feb 1918: | Transferred Gunner, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Transferred Private, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 12198 | |
| 15 Nov 1918: | Promoted Second Corporal, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Promoted Sergeant, Voyage Only | |
| 22 Dec 1918: | Embarked Private, 12198, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF), Returned to Australia per Bakara |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Benjamin Hollister
Reg Bohlmann, the eldest of four children, was born in 1884 to Julius and Eleanor Bohlmann at Sempahore.
Prior to embarking for WWI, Reg served 3 years with the Australian Garrison Artillery.
During WWII, Reg and his family changed their name to Bowman, his wife's name, due to Reg's brother Stan being interned as a Nazi sympathiser.
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