FOWLER, Sydney Fred
| Service Number: | 2115 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 16 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School, Adelaide High School, Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Cadet surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 March 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Row C, Grave No. 25, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2115, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2115 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Henry March and Phoebe Ann FOWLER
ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
Bombardier SYDNEY FRED FOWLER, who was killed in action in France on March 31, was the third son of the late Mr. W. H. M. and Mrs. P. A. Fowler, of Angas-street. He attended the Flinders-street, Sturt-street, and Adelaide High Schools, and spent three years at Prince Alfred College. He then joined the Irrigation Department as a survey cadet, but was only employed in this capacity a few months before enlisting at the age of 18. He left Australia as a signaller, in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, but was transferred to the Divisional Artillery Column. About six months prior to his death he was again transferred to the 41st Battery of the 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. He was greatly loved, because of his cheerful disposition and his generous actions.
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