Victor Fairfax DOWSE

DOWSE, Victor Fairfax

Service Number: 188
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
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 188, Brisbane, Queensland
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

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Victor Fairfax DOWSE was born on 21st March, 1897 in Bundaberg, Queensland

His parents were Charles DOWSE and Louisa HARRIS