John DOWDS

DOWDS, John

Service Numbers: 48A, 48
Enlisted: 31 January 1916, Enlisted in Casual, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1896
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: St Peter's School, Dalbeattie, Scotland
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 23 January 1917
Cemetery: Heilly Station Cemetery
Plot V, Row E, Grave 40, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

31 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted in Casual, NSW
18 May 1916: Involvement Private, 48, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916: Embarked Private, 48, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
8 Jan 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Shrapnel wounds to the abdomen
23 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 48A, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 48A awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of John Dowds and Mary Ann Burnson Dowds of 80 Stevenson Street, Calton, Glasgow.  Brother of Mary Dowds of Homewood Sanatorium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal