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Edwin John Henry DOWDEN

Regimental number1848
Place of birthColham
SchoolHigh Board Hillingdon Heath, Ulebridge, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Dowden, 12 Nashes Cottages, High Street, Uxbridge, Mddx England
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorials in England
Enlistment date27 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records29
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily Caroline DOWDEN, 12 Nash's Cottabes, St. Uxbridge, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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