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Matthew BOWDEN

Regimental number401
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic) College, Parkes, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMrs Mary Ann Bowden Sale, Victoria
Enlistment date16 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Date of death28 January 1917
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parence: Michael and Mary Ann BOWDEN, 55 Albion Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Native of Brunswick, Victoria

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