Stanley (Admiral, or Peg Leg) FOWLER Update Details

FOWLER, Stanley

Service Number: 1099
Enlisted: 12 October 1914, Landed at Gallipoli and then onto the Western Front,
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay -Victoria, 1896
Home Town: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer pre WW1 Fisheries Expert with CSIR after WW1
Died: Coronary occlusions , ANZAC Hostel, Brighton, Victoria, 22 January 1961
Cemetery: Privately Cremated
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World War 1 Service

12 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1099, 5th Infantry Battalion, Landed at Gallipoli and then onto the Western Front,
21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1099, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1099, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1099, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to buttock while at Dardanelles admitted to hospital at Heliopolis 29/4/15 rejoined Bttn 28/8/15
19 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1099, 5 Infantry Battalion AMF, Battle for Pozières , Guns shot wound to head and left thigh. Gunshot wound to thigh, laying in field lifted head and was shot between the eyes
30 May 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1099, 5th Infantry Battalion, Left for Australia on 'Benalla' on 10/4/17 after being shot between the eyes by a sniper

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