McDOWELL J.E.
Given Names: John Eccleston (Jack)
Service Number: 2125A
Unit: 38th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 265993
Age: 24 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Accountant
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6¾ In
Weight: 134 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 5/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Agnes Emily McDowell
147 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 25/9/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Suevic
Embarked: 20/11/1918
Disembarked: 5/1/1919
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
Discharge Date: 8/2/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 55116
Victory Medal: 53845
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: George Eccleston McDOWELL
Mother: Agnes Emily WRIGHT
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 3/3/1960
Place: Hawthorn, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 10/8/1918; gun shot wound, leg
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Kew Presbyterian Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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