Regimental number | 4307 |
Place of birth | Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Granville Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | Clyde Street, Granville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L M Sowater, C/o Mrs Lee, Onslow Street, Granville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Sydney spelt Sidney |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret SOWTER; husband of Linda OVERALL SOWTER, Onslow Street, Granville, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |