FOWKE, Alfred Thomas
| Service Number: | 51 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Longwarry, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Longwarry, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1953, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Anglican section E, Row 14, Grave 176. Interred on the 25 May 1953 |
| Memorials: | Longwarry War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 51, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 51, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Bombardier, 51, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Fowke and Ellen Hannah Fowke nee Wickham of Longwarry, Victoria. Brother of George Maurice Fowke, Jessie Alice Fowke and Florence Victoria Fowke
At the time of enlistment his address was Artillery Barracks, QLD where had served from 23 November 1911 until being discharged to join the A.I.F. on 31 May 1915
Served in the NSW Police from 1920 to 1927
Husband of Rose Matilda Fowke formerly Mulraine nee Penney of Wilton Road, Quidhampton, England. Alfred and Rose were married on 1 October 1918 Wilton Registry Office, Wiltshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard SS Ormonde disembarking on the 1 August 1919