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Victor F. DOWSE

Regimental number188
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMilkman
Addressc/o F. Forsdike, St. Lucia, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 8"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Louisa Dowse, c/o Carlton Club Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateDied of disease 24 June 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Stated to be Victor Fairfax Dowse on NR
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialMinia War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 4), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and louisa DOWSE, Guthrie Street, Paddington, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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