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BOWLER, Wilfred Crossley
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3475, W243131 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | War Records Section |
Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 31 January 1899 |
Home Town: | Wundowie, Northam, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horse driver |
Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 13 December 1965, aged 66 years |
Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3475, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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17 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
17 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières | |
30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3475, 13th Field Ambulance |
World War 2 Service
11 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, W243131, Subiaco, Western Australia | |
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11 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W243131 | |
4 Feb 1948: | Discharged Corporal, W243131, War Records Section |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Accidentally shot his comrade 2649 Pte. Edward Henry Fiennes-Clinton (/explore/people/254905) by his "careless handling of a loaded revolver" on 17 Aug 1916 in France. The wound to Charles' hip/abdomen region killed him the same day.