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Charles BOWMAN

Regimental number729
Place of birthArmidale New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTram conductor
AddressCleary Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, H Patrick Bowman, Cleary Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death9 June 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 123), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Patrick and Jessie BOWMAN, 127 Cleary Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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