George VOWLES

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Service Number:	2206
Enlisted:	13 March 1915, Enlisted at Cunnamulla, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 7, Section 39
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Paroo Shire Roll of Honour

13 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cunnamulla, QLD
12 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2206, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2206, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the shoulder.
11 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Captured at Reincourt when wounded. Imprisoned as Soltau Province, Hanover , Germany. Transferred to Switzerland on 27 December 1917 then to England arriving on 24 March 1918
12 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of Joseph Francis Vowles and Louisa Vowles nee Townsend of Cannamutta, QLD formerly of Mudgee, NSW.

Brother of William Robert Vowles who returned to Australia on 9 April 1917 having served with the 2nd Ligh Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron

Commenced return to Australia on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 21 August 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 9 January 1943 George married Elizabeth Rose Ann Warner in QLD