Regimental number | 3394 |
Place of birth | Parksode, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Manager |
Address | 135 Young Street, Parkside, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.7 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Lower, 135 Young Street, Parkside, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4.5 years in Senior Cadets; 2.5 years in 10th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Joan LOWER. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 24 June 1916; disembarked Adelaide, 27 October 1916; discharged (medically unfit: pleurisy with effusion), Adelaide, 3 November 1916. War service: 1 year 87 days (of which 270 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 7 West, Grave 13), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LOWER Alfred John |