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James Aubrey GOW

Regimental number21492
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressGoodwood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.6
Height5' 9"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMrs Matilda Gow, 136 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 35th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 March 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameSignallers, Special Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 3 April 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date10 June 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orsova', 3 April 1920; disembarked, Adelaide, 10 May 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 10 June 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 December 1978
Age at death80
Place of burialBarmera Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, GOW James Aubrey

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