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DOWSE, Victor Fairfax
Personal Details
Service Number: | 188 |
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Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, 21 March 1897 |
Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Boys Normal School, Brisbane |
Occupation: | Dairyman |
Died: | Died of Illness (sandfly fever), Sherika, Egypt, 24 June 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave No. 4, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 188, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 188, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 188, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Victor Fairfax DOWSE was born on 21st March, 1897 in Bundaberg, Queensland
His parents were Charles DOWSE and Louisa HARRIS