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William Exen BOWEN

Regimental number7716
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Brighton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address17 Charles Street, Elsternwick
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Adeline Frances Bowen, 17 Charles Street, Elsternwick
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameWireless Signal Troop Pack 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A12 Saldanha on 5 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollNo. 1 Pack Wireless Signal Troop
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of malaria.
FateDied of disease 1 July 1916
Place of death or woundingMesopotamia
Date of death1 July 1916
Age at death18.11
Place of burialBasra War Cemetery (Plot VI< Row T, Grave No. 8), Iraq
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Harold and Adeline BOWEN, 15 Grafton Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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