Regimental number | 2630 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Terowie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28.1 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 178 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Dowd, Terowie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Jeancourt on 18 September 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'During the advance from JEANCOURT on 18th September, 1918, Private DOWD led an assault on a post which was covering four field guns. With four other men he captured 10 wounded and 20 undwounded prisoners, and unmasked the guns. Later during the advance he pushed forward and inflicted casualties on an enemy post, causing the garrison to withdraw, thus allowing his platoon to push forward.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4723 Pte Andrew Aloysius DOWD, 3rd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 19 September 1917; 1656 Lance Corporal Edward Hillary DOWD, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 March 1919; 1657 Pte Francis Michael DOWD, 48th Bn, returned to Austraslia, 2 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 25 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left arm), Adelaide, 4 June 1919. Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 82 |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOWD Patrick John |