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David LOW

Regimental number553
Place of birthNorth Adelaide South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMachinist
AddressKing Street, Alberton, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Low, King Street, Alberton, South Australia
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 August 1916
Place of burialTottenham and Wood Green Cemetery (7318 (Screen Wall), Middlesex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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