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John DOWDS

Regimental number48
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolSt Peter's School, Dalbeattie, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMoore Park, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Dowds, Homewood Sanatorium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Divisional Cyclist Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll48A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeilly 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

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