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Edgar Leonard FOWLER

Regimental number2892
Place of birthAshfield, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolNana Glen, via Curamba
Other trainingRifle Club and Coluntary drill, Coff's Harbour
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCoffs Harbour, North Coast, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Albert William Fowler, Coffs Harbour, North Coast, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingNear Bullecourt, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert William and Rose Celestine FOWLER, Koroa, Coff's Harbour, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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