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G BOWLBY

Regimental number472
Place of birthHull, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia31
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGlobe Hotel, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinSister, Mrs W H Shaw, 23 Royal Avenue, Doncaster, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteer Artillery, Headquarters, Hull, England
Enlistment date12 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as George BOWLEY. During the South African War, he was employed as an engineer on a ship taking supplies to Port Elizabeth. Died in hospital at Charleroi.
FateDied of disease 1 February 1919
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Date of death1 February 1918
Age at death41
Place of burialCharleroi Communal Cemetery (Row R, Grave No. 11), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107

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