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BOWMAN, Frederick Herbert
| Service Number: | 3766 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Highbury, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nailsworth Primary School |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Memorials: | Hope Valley & Highbury Heroes of the Great War Roll, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Tea Tree Gully Hope Valley Methodist Church and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3766, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3766, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3766, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3766, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Frederick Herbert Bowman was born on April 8, 1897, in Port Augusta, a small regional town in South Australia. Bowman grew up with his father, Frederick George Bowman, and mother, Nora Haines. Frederick grew up with two siblings, a sister, Kathleen Leslie Bowman, and a brother, H. B. Bowman. His close family member included his beloved wife, Nellie Eva May Bowman, whom he married on the 11th of May 1915. His family moved to Adelaide when he was young, and he attended Nailsworth Primary School. Before enlisting in the war, Bowman worked as a gardener. He married Nella Eva May Guscott 11 May 1915.
Frederick Herbert Bowman enlisted in the AIF on the 11th of October 1915. He embarked 7 February 1916 on board HMAT Miltiades. He served in the Middle East and France.
He returned to Australia after the war and was discharged 30 June 1919.
Frederick Herbert Bowman is commemorated on several memorials: the Hope Valley & Highbury Heroes of the Great War Roll, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, and the Tea Tree Gully Hope Valley Methodist Church and District Roll of Honor.