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George FOWLER

Regimental number266
Place of birthFrampton Cotterell, Bristol, England
SchoolBritish School, Frampton, Cotterell, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressNorth Wonthaggi, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Edwin Fowler, North Wonthaggi, Victoria
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1917
Place of death or woundingUpton Farm, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Emma Jane FOWLER. Native of Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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