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DOW, George Conway
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2467 |
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Enlisted: | 14 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Bendigo, Vic., 1876 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Influenza, Perth, WA, 4 August 1919 |
Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic DB 0118 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
14 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2467, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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18 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2467, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
18 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2467, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle |
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a bombing party in the attack with great courage and initiative, and accounted for a large number of the enemy. Later, he with a small party repulsed an enemy counter attack.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917