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Arthur BOWERS

Regimental number2446
Place of birthBalaclava, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
Address10 Broadarrow Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Bowers, 10 Broadarrow Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 18 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 November 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Matha BOWERS. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death27 June 1943
Age at death55
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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