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George BOWIE

Regimental number17
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTaylors Arm, Maxwell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinUncle, Andrew Bowie, King Street, Cessnock, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 3 February 1916. Taken on strength, 34th Bn, 1 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 October 1917.
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death12 October 1917
Age at death24
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave No. 22), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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