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TOWE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3268 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Werribee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3268, Depot Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3268, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3268, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3268, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3268 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
Private James Towe originally enlisted on, 10 August 1915 but without parental permission; his father wrote refusing consent on 19 August 1915, and Towe was discharged by 28 August 1915.
But officially the rules had changed at the start of July 1915 and the AIF was now taking 18-year-olds, James Towe knowing the rules re-joined on the 9th of September 1915. In 9 months, he would be one of the 1206 dead on the first day of the Battle of Fromelles.
We can only imagine his Father wished he had reconsidered.
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