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BOWN, William McClelland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1677, 1677A |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1677, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1677, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1677A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1677A awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
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