James Henry LOWE

Regimental number2180
Place of birthSingleton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressWests Freezing Works, Wellington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 10"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Florence Lowe, 'Toorak', Percy Street, Wellington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 April 1916
Place of enlistmentDubbo, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 19 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateDied of disease 23 October 1918
Place of burialManchester Southern Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 170), Lancashire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 19 August 1916; admitted to isolation, 24 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 October 1916; discharged, 8 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 76 days.

Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 January 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 6 February 1917; taken on strength of 54th Bn, in the field, 8 February 1917.

Evacuated to hospital, 1 June 1917; admitted to No 5 Divisional Rest Station, 2 June 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 29 Ambulance Train, 10 June 1917; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 11 June 1917 (trench fever); to No 2 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 June 1917; discharged, 5 July 1917, and marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 5 July 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 31 July 1917; rejoined 54th Bn, 1 August 1917.

On leave to England, 23 August 1917; rejoined unit, 3 September 1917.

Wounded in action, 22 March 1918; admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 22 March 1918, and transferred to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, right thigh, and hand); to No 32 Stationary Hospital, 24 march 1918; to England, 31 March 1918; to Reading War Hospital, 31 March 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 2 May 1918; discharged to furlough, 3 May 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 May 1918.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 2 August 1918.

Found guilty, 19 August 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 15 August 1918, until 2100 hours, 17 August 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 6 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 1 September 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 5 September 1918; rejoined 54th Bn, 6 September 1918.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 1 October 1918; admitted to No 132 Field Ambulance, 1 October 1918, and transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, right index finger); to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 2 October 1918; to England, 4 October 1918; to No 2 Western General Hospital, Manchester, 5 October 1918.

Died, No 2 Western General Hospital, 23 October 1918.

Buried, Southern Cemetery, Manchester, 28 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, LOWE James Henry