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Leslie BOWRA

Regimental number52
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address407 Armstrong Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Bowra, 407 Arm Strong Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Enlistment date11 September 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 August 1951

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