BOWIE, Wallace
(Service number 11/739)
| First Rank | (1) Trooper; (2) Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | (1) Waingawa, Masterton | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | (1) Single | ||
| Next of Kin | (1) Mrs L. M. BOWIE, Temuka, South Canterbury; (2) William BOWIE (brother), care of Wellington Meat Company, Masterton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) 2nd Reinforcements; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) Wellington Mounted Rifles; (2) 36th Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | (1) 14 December 1914; (2) 21 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | (1) Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter; (2) Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington; (2) Wellington | Destination | (1) Suez, Egypt; (2) Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
M.M. (Military Medal)
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
On second departure, Wallace embarked on the "Moeraki", then transhipped to the "Ormonde" at sydney for Suez.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [28 September 2014]
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, NZSG
Currently Assigned to
TS
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