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Ernest Harold GOWTY

Regimental number3033
Place of birthGeelong Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationCement tester
Address24 Melbourne Road, Geelong West, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, James Samuel Gowty, 24 Melbourne Road, Geelong West, Victoria
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name29th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary GOWTY, 24 Melbourne road, Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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