Regimental number | 36 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Night officer Railways |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Hudson Bowyer, PO Ayr, Lower Burdekin, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rosehill, New South Wales |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to HS 'Gascon', 28 August 1915 (influenza)l transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 1 September 1915; transferred to Australian & New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 18 September 1915 (debility). Joined unit at Gallipoli, 25 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Um Urgan, 5 August 1917, and transferred same day to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, Shellal (boils, buttock); to 7th Casualty Clearing Station, Rafa, 6 August 1917; to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 6 August 1917 (furunculosis); to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 7 August 1917; to Citadel General Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 18 August 1917; discharged to 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 19 August 1917. Transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 20, August 1917; rejoined Regiment, 21 August 1917. Detached to 2nd Light Horse Brigade Headquarters, 29 December 1917; rejoined 7th Light Horse Regiment, 5 January 1918. Attached to 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 8 May 1918; rejoined 7th Light Horse Regiment, 2 August 1918. Taken on strength, 5th Light Horse Brigade Headquarters, 2 September 1918. Admitted to 47th Stationary Hospital, 30 September 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 2 October 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 2 October 1918; to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 9 December 1918; to Convalescent Depot, 12 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Argyllshire', 23 December 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOWYER David Hudson |