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Robert William STOWER

Regimental number713
Place of birthSouthbrook, Queensland
SchoolUmbiram State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWest Bradley, Southbrook, via Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Job Stower, West Bradley, Southbrook, via Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date11 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBeersheba, Egypt
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemtery (Row C, Grave No. 61), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Job and Jane Elizabeth STOWER, West Bradley, Southbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland
Other detailsSon of Job and Jane Elizabeth Stower, West Bradley, Southbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery, Palestine. Row C, Grave No. 61.

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