LOWE E.
Given Names: Edward
Service Number: 3844
Unit: 8th Battalion, 12th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 26 Yrs
Occupation: Plasterer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5¾ In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 35¼-36¼ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 16/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Mary Lowe
75 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 23/11/1915
Port: Adelaide
Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Demosthenes
Embarked: 6/1/1919
Disembarked: 2/3/1919
Unit: 8th Battalion
Rank: Driver
Discharge Date: 21/5/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Awarded
British War Medal: Awarded
Victory Medal: Awarded
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1889
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Thomas LOWE
Mother: Mary GREEN
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 22/7/1968
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 25/7/1916; gun shot wound, back
Wounded in action 20/9/1917; gun shot wound, right foot
Wounded in action 25/8/1918; gassed
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
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COMMENTS