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BOWER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX18712 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1918 |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX18712 | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18712, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
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