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Edward Whitaker LOWNDES

Regimental number80
Place of birthStroud, Glostershire, England
Place of birthStroud, England
SchoolCheltenham College, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressDaily Herald Office, Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 6"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Eva Lowndes, Huckfield, Sussex, England
Previous military servicePrivate in South African Light Horse, Boer War. Served in Imperial Light Horse.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. I), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: robert and Marian LOWNDES. Native of Stroud, Glos., England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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