Regimental number | 176 |
Place of birth | Campania, Tasmania |
School | Campania State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | c/o Mrs F J Bowden, Mother, 1 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, F J Bowden, Campania, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 14th Field Company Army Engineers; Served 4 years in the 14th Field Company Engineers, Citizen Military Forces; was discharged at his own request, 22 November 1913, at Hobart, Tasmania. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Headquarters, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Divisional Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Gallipoli; died at 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 18), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: Frederick James and Louisa Emily BOWDEN, Campania, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |