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Philip Charles VOWLES

Regimental number996
Place of birthWinford, Somerset, England
SchoolBarrow Gurney School, Somerset, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPolice constable
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, C Vowles, 21 Stevens Crescent, Totterdown Bristol, England
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of disease 2 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death29
Place of burialNetley Military Cemetery, Hound, Hampshire.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Eliza Jane VOWLES.

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