BOWEN, Henry William
| Service Number: | 339 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hesket, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hesket State School No 1004, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland)), 2 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Hesket State School No 1004 Roll of Honor, Newham & Districts Roll of Honor, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Romsey War Memorial, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 339, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 339, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 339, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Henry WIlliam Bowen was one of the casualties of the torpedoing of the HMAT Southland off Lemnos Island conveying men of the 6th Brigade to Lemnos before transfer to Gallipoli.
Pte Henry Bowen had stayed on board the life boat until it was upended as it was being lowered and tipped him out, and he disappeared after hitting the water. Henry’s brother Walter was also on the Southland, but on a different part of the ship, and unaware of Henry’s fate.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
There were 3 Bowens brothers from Hesket that joined. Henry William, James Frederick and Walter Edward Bingham.
They all have plaques in the Avenue of Honour in nearby Woodend. Hesket is a very small settlement about halway between Romsey and Woodend. The Bowen Family lived on Bowen Lane in Hesket. The primary school was built on land donated by the family on the corner of Bowens Rd and Romsey Rd.
His first wife was Myrtle Hodgson. They had no children. They were very good neighbours and lived quite frugally. Had the best vegie and fruit garden in the neighbourhood.
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