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BOWEN, John Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 259 |
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Enlisted: | 12 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Beech Forest, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 10 May 1896 |
Home Town: | Beech Forest, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
Schooling: | Beech Forest State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 May 1918, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension III.A.7 Inscription: " Remebered with Honour" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beech Forest WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 259, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 259, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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