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William James BOWLES

Regimental number2840
Place of birthHawkesbury River New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
AddressNorth Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs R Bowles, Marmion Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death12 October 1937

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