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Thomas VOWLES

Regimental number310
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressAnne Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 2.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jane Isabel Vowles, Adelaide Street, off Victoria street, West End, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Elizabeth VOWLES
Discharge date21 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Derbyshire', 2 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 17 April 1919, for onward travel disembarkation Brisbane; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 21 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 November 1921
Age at death35
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, VOWLES Thomas

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