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Arthur Stanton BOWD

Regimental number1793
Place of birthScone New South Wales
SchoolScone Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressGuernsey Street, Scone, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clara Bowd, Guernsey Street, Scone, New South Wales
Previous military service14th Infantry; Served in the Australian Light Horse (Citizen Military Forces), Scone, New South Wales.
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1793A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 May 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Date of death7 May 1918
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCorbio Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot 2, Row D, Grave No. 78), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joshua and Clara Elizabeth BOWD, Scone, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 65010 Pte Lancelot Vivian Garner BOWD, 8th Queensland Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, 7 November 1918; ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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