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 (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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