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Leonard Ethelbert BOWLEY

Regimental number7458
Place of birthEpping, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T Bowley, Wynyard, Tasmania
Enlistment date22 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7464 Pte Erman BOWLEY, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 October 1948

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