| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Geologist and mineralogist |
| Address | Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Charles Edward Towl, 76 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Edward and Maria TOWL |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of the 29th-30th August, 1918, at Clery. In charge of his company of only twenty eight men with twenty five prisoners, he was attacked by some 150 of the enemy, who had at first surrendered. He was surrounded practically, and by fire from front and flanks his party, before he was reinforced by other troops at 3 p.m. next day, was reduced to twelve men. His performance was a splendid one, and it was dur to his determined courage and able leadership that his company, besides holding out, retained their prisoners.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
| Other details | War service: Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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