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William Edward McDOWELL

Regimental number2012
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressNeave Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs C McDowell, 'Vevey', Neave Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Previous military service48th Infantry
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentSupply PTE
Unit name300th Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Column (9th Army Service Corps)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/99/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 26 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death4 January 1945

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