| Regimental number | 2798 |
| Place of birth | Toorak, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Working Men's College |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | South Yarra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, C Bown, Motcombe, Punt Hill, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row A, Grave No. 10A), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and phoebe BOWN, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 52 Sidney Herbert BOWN, 37th Bn, died of wounds, Messines, Belgium, 11 June 1917. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
