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William Albert James BOWDEN

Regimental number6043
Date of birth12 January 1895
Place of birthBowden, South Australia
SchoolLe Fevre Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter, SAR
AddressLargs Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Bowden, Waverley Street, Largs Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 6 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death6 October 1918
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBois-guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No. 2B), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Louisa BOWDEN, Waverly Street, Largs Bay, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded and gassed, February 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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