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Walter Henry FOWLER

Regimental number3102
Place of birthPort Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotorbody builder
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr P J H Fowler, 40 Gordon Street, Alphington, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916.

Now, 25 August 1916, reported 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Buried by Chap. Rev. J.P. Gilbert att. 60 Bn'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1100207: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOWLER Walter Henry
Red Cross File No 1100207

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