Regimental number | 6930A |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
School | Eaglehawk State School No 210, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, A E McDowell, 134 Mansfield Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row B, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Sarah MCDOWELL, 134 Mansfield Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Pte Fred SHELDON, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. |