George Bowie

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First Name:

George

Last Name:

Bowie

Mother's Name:

Ann Bowie

Father's Name:

David Walter Bowie

Date Enlisted:

Thursday, February 3, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Lance Corporal

Unit:

34th Battalion

Company:

A Company

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Friday, October 12, 1917

Place of Death:

Passchendaele Belgium

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

George Bowie (Service No 17) was born in Helensburgh, NSW about 1892. He was a single 22 year old labourer who listed his uncle Andrew Bowie of Cessnock as his next of kin.

He embarked on HMAT A20 Honorata with A Company 34th Battalion on 2nd May 1916. George joined the battalion in France and saw service on the Western Front. On 7th October he was promoted to Lance Corporal in 3 Platoon A Company and placed in charge of a Lewis gun team. While fighting at Passchendaele on 12th October the gun team was hit by a shell and all were killed.

George Bowie is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave 22.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, BOWIE G