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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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary