Regimental number | 7203 |
Place of birth | Maldon, Victoria |
School | State School, Maldon, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Maldon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Bowen, Warnock Street Maldon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Senior Cadets; 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row I, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Agnes Ann BOWEN, High Street, Maldon, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOWEN Arnold |