Clarence John Trevorrah BOWDEN

BOWDEN, Clarence John Trevorrah

Service Number: SX3580
Enlisted: 25 May 1940, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Moonta, SA, 13 July 1899
Home Town: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling: Moonta Public School
Occupation: Paint Sprayer
Died: Natural Causes, Adelaide, SA, 29 November 1974, aged 75 years
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (General)
Flinders, Path 7, Site E34
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World War 2 Service

25 May 1940: Involvement Sergeant, SX3580, 27th Infantry Battalion
25 May 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
25 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3580, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
8 Jan 1946: Discharged
8 Jan 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3580, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Sarah EDGECOMBE fmly BOWDEN nee WAKEFIELD and the late John Trevorrah BOWDEN of Moonta, SA.  Married with four children, Clarence resided at 6 Glanton Street, West Hindmarsh.   Educated at Moonta Public School he played most outdoor sports including tennis for Preston Club for several years and also for Meridon Club winning the mixed doubles championship.   In civilian life he worked as a spray painter at Holdens for several years, then transferred to Richards from where he enlisted in June 1940. Clarence left Australian in October 1940 and saw service in Syria.  From his headstone details at West Terrace Cemetery he appears to have put his age down by 6 years to enlist.

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