Regimental number | 2987 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Christian Brothers' Catholic School, Ovingham, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Brompton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Rose Barklay, 2nd Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2986 Pte Clement Cornelius Selwyn SOWTER, 32nd Bn, died of wounds, 30 October 1918; 677 Pte Arthur Roy SOWTER, returned to Australia; 3989 Pte Charles Selwyn SOWTER, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; 1995 Pte Percival Bonnar SOWTER, 16th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded, Hindenburg Line, 29 September 1918; invalided to England. Arrived back in Australia, 8 March 1919. |
Date of death |