Regimental number | 457 |
Place of birth | Chatham St, Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Adamstown Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 'Southcote' Macquarie Street, Junction, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Moses Lowbridge, Macquarie Street, Junction, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 16th Aust Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | At Le Transloy order to hold an advanced position in a crater for 48 hours no relief possible, his feet were perished and he had to be carried away. My boy was sent to Beauford Hospital England, feet saved. Returned to Front recommended by Brig Gen Tibvey for field commission for bailing up the Germans gaining valuable papers.... |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 21), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Moses and Jane LOWBRIDGE, Macquarie Street, The Junction, Newcastle, New South Wales |