Regimental number | 7106 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | Yarrawonga State School, Victoria |
Other training | Gained certificates as an instructor for signallers and machine gunners; acted as an instructor at various camps in England. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr S Bowles, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Montbrehain, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Stephen and Eleanor BOWLES, Yarrawonga, Victoria. Born at Kyneton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |