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Cecil Benjamin FOWLER

Regimental number6017
Place of birthCrookwell, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
Address310 Cleveland street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35.7
Height5' 2.5"
Weight110 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Fowler, 310 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date5 February 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Sydney, 5 February 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 May 1947
Age at death67
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOWLER Cecil Benjamin

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