Regimental number | 288 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tanner |
Address | Artillery Barracks, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | R B Bowers, 131 Monger Street, Leederville |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, 11th Battery. Enlisted 29 April 1915 |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Siege Artillery Brigade |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Sergeant John BOWERS, Reg. No. 3414. DCM-6th F.C.E. Disch.20/3/19 |
Other details |
Wounded in action 2/8/17,Nieuport, Belgium Disembarked at Fremantle 6/2/18, A54'Runic' Married Pearline Lillian Bird on 21 October 1925 Assisted in the capture of survivors of "Kormoran"(sank HMAS Sydney)19/11/41 |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |