LOWE, Edward John
| Service Number: | 6351 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 November 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6351, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6351, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6351, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6351 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-05 |
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Edward John Lowe was born in Footscray Victoria and attended St Patrick’s Catholic Boys School. The only recorded family in relation to Edward John Lowe is his mother Annie and father Arthur Lowe of 2 Kirkstall Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia. He was 214/12 years old and 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighed 149 lbs. He had brown hair and blue eyes and his religious denomination was Roman Catholic. Upon joining the Australian Imperial force Edward John Lowe’s occupation was a labourer and his marital status was single. He was enlisted as a private and had served previously in the 88th battalion and after enlisting again he served in the 50th and 27th battalion.
Edward John Lowe enlisted in Perth Western Australia at Blackboy Hill on the 20th of October 1916. Blackboy Hill was the birthplace of the Australian Imperial Force in Western Australia. Edward John Lowe embarked on the HMAT A35 Berrima on December 1916 from Fremantle Western Australia. This was a ship leased to the Commonwealth by a navigational company established in the 19th century called P & O SN Co. The HMAT A35 Berrima was widely used as a passenger line throughout the First World War.
During his service Edward John Lowe was admitted for Mumps and other recorded sicknesses. He was first admitted sick to Fargo hospital on the 18th of March 1917 in Rollestone and then admitted sick again on the 12th of March 1917. On the 1st of April, he was debited one soup basin and then on the 15th of April he was admitted sick to the hospital again. He was admitted for Mumps on the 30th of April 1917 to the Park house hospital and discharged that day to the Depot.
It’s recorded that Edward John Lowe died of wounds on the 5th of November 1917. He died of gunshots wounds to his back, and left hip and from septicaemia. He most likely received the wounds when the allies fought against Germany in the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. He passed away at the 3rd Canadian General Hospital in France. This was a hospital started by McGill University located in Montreal, Canada. The doctors and nurses who worked in the hospital were staff recruited by The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The doctors and nurses sailed to France on the SS Metagama on the 6th of May to undertake the operation.
Edward John Lowe is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France. Boulogne was a very important Seaport during WW1 so many soldiers that died during WW1 and early WW2 are buried there as they could be transferred by incoming and passing ships. Edward John Lowe’s plot number and coordinates are Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 106.
Edward John Lowe’s service was acknowledged through the medals he received. He received The British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The Victory medal was awarded to soldiers that left their residence to fight in the war and the British War medal was created by King George V to honour soldiers that served. His name was also added to the Australian roll of honour which acknowledges the service of men and women that died during or because of their service.