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BOWERING, William Stott
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX15461, S5241 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Millicent, South Australia, 4 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Buyer, Car salesman |
| Died: | Heart failure, Mount Gambier, South Australia , 12 August 1992, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Dec 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, SX15461 | |
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| 11 Dec 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, S5241 | |
| 11 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 11 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX15461 | |
| 19 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 19 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX15461 |
Personal Stories
Extract from battle log
The main body of the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion continued to thrust patrols into the features to the south and every day one or more fierce clashes occurred. On the 19th on a feature named"Steve's" there was a fight in which two Australians and four Japanese were killed. Next day there was a clash in which Corporal Nicholson was killed; Sergeant Bowering went forward under fire and carried in his body.
Submitted 27 April 2019 by Sam Bowering
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