Regimental number | 2288 |
Place of birth | Penrith New South Wales |
School | Public School, Penrith, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Bowes, Mullewa, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Ellen Jane BOWES, Cue, Western Australia. Born at Penrith, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: killed in action |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |