George William MOWAT MM

MOWAT, George William

Service Numbers: 465, V5504
Enlisted: 11 March 1915, Colac, Victoria
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit: 39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Cressy, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1895
Home Town: Cressy, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling: Cressy State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Carrier/Driver
Died: Killed in Action, Papua, 30 December 1942, aged 47 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Cressy State School Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

11 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 465, Colac, Victoria
10 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 465, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
10 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 465, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 465, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 465, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (thigh)
29 Sep 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
18 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 58th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, V5504, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF
22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Private, V5504, Royal Park, Victoria
24 Aug 1940: Promoted Sergeant
30 Dec 1942: Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, V5504, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua

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