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William Francis DOWELL

Regimental number6747
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
SchoolSt Johns and St Patricks (Catholic) Schools
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address112 Gooch Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, F. Dowell, 112 Gooch Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Forces
Enlistment date31 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death20
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row L. Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Margaret DOWELL. Born at Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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