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Australia

Father John Bowes, living at Caltowie, South Australia

Brother:   Private Herbert Bowes
               14/8/1915  passed away (31 yrs) prior to embarking from Australia

Sister:      Mary Alice Mabel Ireland

previously served 4 years with 17th Light Horse Regiment

On enlisting William was 32 yrs 3 mths old; single; 5' 6.5" tall; dark complexion;
grey eyes; black hair; Church of England

11/9/1914      enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia
                     Private in 1st Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement

3/12/1914      appointed to 1st reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
                     at  Broadmeadows Camp

21/12/1914    embarked from Newcastle, NSW, onboard HMAT A36 Boonah

9/5/1915 proceeded to join Mediteranean Expeditionary Forces, GALLIPOLI

15/6/1915      rejoined regiment from hospital, bronchitis - Monash Valley

12/11/1915    sick to hospital

                     embarked onbard Esquibo from Malta to Egypt

24/11/1915    disembarked Malta, ex Gsaleka

27/3/1916      admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital - relapsing fever

19/4/1916      returned to duty, ex hospital

14/10/1916    transferred to Field Engineers, Kantara, Egypt

8/3/1917        transferred as Trooper to 3rd Light Horse Regiment.

21/9/1917      taken on strength, ex hospital, 1st Light Horse, Moascar

4/10/1917      marched in ex 1st Light Horse Train Regiment and taken on strength

15/11/1918     returned to Australia for 1914 special leave
                      embarked onboard HT Port Darwin, ex Suez, Egypt
25/12/1918     disembarked into Australia

23/2/1919       discharged from service

Medals:           1914/15 Star (1026); British War medal (1427); Victory medal (1427)

Total service:   4 years 166 days (4 years 5 days overseas)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 27/4/2016.  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA - for her information.