Regimental number | 6612 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Hellier State School No. 3600, Victoria |
Other training | Agricultural |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Point View, Willaura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W Dow, Point View, Willaura, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Ararat Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William (d. 14 October 1948, aged 78; bu. Ararat) and Florence (d. 16 November 1919, aged 42; bu. Ararat) DOW, The Post Office, Lake Bolac, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |