Archibald William BOWERS

BOWERS, Archibald William

    Service Number: 715
    Enlisted: 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick,NSW
    Last Rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, 24 February 1879
    Home Town: Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Soldier
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 May 1915, aged 36 years
    Cemetery: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
    Row C, Grave 21 Headstone inscription reads: In sacred memory of my beloved husband sadly missed, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 715, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick,NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement 715, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked 715, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    1 Jan 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion
    7 May 1915: Involvement 715, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 715 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-07

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and Elizabeth Bowers

    Alleged husband of Annie May Bowers of Astralabe Road, Daceyville, NSW formerly of 122 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, NSW. Annie was also known as Annie May Simmonds

    Father of ex-nuptial children Constance May Bowers, Richard Stephen Bowers, John Francis Bowers, Mary Mabel Bowers, Grace Lillian Bowers

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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