Eric Edward BOWRON

BOWRON, Eric Edward

Service Number: WX2296
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
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World War 2 Service

25 Apr 1940: Enlisted Private, WX2296, Northam, Western Australia
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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"...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)