Regimental number | 48 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | St Peter's School, Dalbeattie, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Moore Park, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Dowds, Homewood Sanatorium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 48A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 40), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John DOWDS, 80 Stevenson Street, Calton, Glasgow, and the late Mary Ann Burnson DOWDS |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |