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ERNEST HAROLD GOWTY


Regimental number          3033

Place of birth                     Geelong, Victoria

Religion                              Baptist

Occupation                        Cement tester

Address                              24 Melbourne Road, Geelong West, Victoria

Marital status                     Single

Age at embarkation           22

Next of kin                          Father, James Samuel Gowty, 24 Melbourne Road, Geelong  West, Victoria

Enlistment date                 22 July 1915

Rank on enlistment           Acting Corporal

Unit name                           29th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement

Embarkation details          Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916

Rank, Nominal Roll            Private

Unit from Nominal Roll     29th Battalion

Fate,Killed in Action         12 February 1917

Age at death                       23

Place of burial                    Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 20),    France

Panel number                     Roll of Honour,  Australian War Memorial 115

Parents                               James and Mary Gowty, 24 Melbourne Road, Geelong, Victoria

Other details                      War service: Western Front, France

Medals:                               British War Medal, Victory Medal, WW1 Service Star