Frederick James BOWDEN

BOWDEN, Frederick James

    Service Numbers: 67, N105419
    Enlisted: 25 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
    Born: Walcha, New South Wales, 22 September 1892
    Home Town: Walcha, Walcha, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Painter
    Died: Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 1 February 1964, aged 71 years
    Cemetery: Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales
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    World War 1 Service

    25 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67, Brisbane, Queensland
    9 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 67, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    9 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 67, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    18 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 67, 53rd Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    11 Mar 1941: Enlisted Private, N105419, Sydney, New South Wales
    11 Mar 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N105419
    30 Aug 1943: Discharged Private, N105419, 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

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    Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

    The two enlisted sons of Frank and Letitia Bowden of Walcha, New South Wales:-

    67 Pte. Frederick James Bowden - returned to Australia;

    68 L/Cpl. Harry Bowden (/explore/people/177329) MM & Bar - returned to Australia.

    Even though both of the Bowden boy's were born and raised in New South Wales, they enlisted in Queensland where they were both working at this time during the First World War.

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