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BOWRON, Eric Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX2296 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1940, Northam, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brookton, Western Australia, 10 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Darkan, West Arthur, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Crete, Greece, 20 May 1941, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suda Bay War Cemetery (Souda Bay) Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darkan Honour Roll Memorial, Darkan West Arthur Road Board Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX2296, Northam, Western Australia | |
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| 25 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX2296, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, WX2296, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by James Bowron
"...WX2296 Private Eric Edward Bowron, 2/11th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Bowron, aged 28, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 20 May 1941. He was the son of James William and Amy Bowron, of Ballidu, WA. He is buried in the Suda Bay Cemetery Section 1, Row D, Plot 3..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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