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Eric Richard BOWDEN

Regimental number1877
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressCooma Cottage, Yass, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William Bowden, Cooma Cottage, Yass, New South Wales
Previous military service43rd Infantry
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1877B
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3471 Pte Walter Henry BOWDEN, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 July 1963
Age at death65
Place of burialYass Cemetery, New South Wales

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