BOWDEN H.

Given Names:   Henry

Service Number:  59

Unit:  7th Battalion, B Company                                                                                       

Rank:  Sergeant                                                                                                              

Paybook Number: 

Age:  42 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Storeman & Packer                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  39½-40½ In

Hair:  Grey

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/8/1914

Place:  Moonee Ponds

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Jennie Bowden

72 Peel Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                            

Embarkation Date:  19/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Nestor   

Embarked:  24/7/1917                               

Disembarked:  8/10/1917

Unit:  7th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Warrant Officer

Discharge Date:  16/11/1917                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  7161

British War Medal:  2060

Victory Medal:  2058

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1871

Place:  Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Father:  John BOWDEN                          

Mother:  Alice

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse: Jennie COLES

DEATH

Date or Year: 12/7/1919                          

Place: St Vincents Hospital, Victoria         

Burial:  Coburg Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Previously served 21 years with Royal Fusileer

Wounded in action 1/5/1915; gun shot wound, upper

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Memorial Plaque: 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION