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BOWMAN, Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 97 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Brighton, Tas. (aged 17) |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Private tuition |
| Occupation: | Surveyors assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 97, 12th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tas. (aged 17) | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 97, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 97, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 97, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, No details. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 1 June 1915. | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 97, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine |
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