John Lowe FAWCETT MC

FAWCETT, John Lowe

Service Numbers: 328, 7
Enlisted: 23 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Vic., 1 January 1879
Home Town: Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carrier / Engineer
Died: Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Vic., 5 June 1955, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials: Brunswick Boer War Memorial
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Corporal, 328, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

23 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
9 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hobart embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
9 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hobart A37, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Military Cross

'For conspicious gallantry and devotion to duty. He organized the defence of his post with marked skill, and maintained his position in spite of two determined enemy counter attacks.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140
Date: 27 August 1917