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John Orton Fowler
| Name on Board | JO Fowler |
| Name on Service Records |
John Orton Fowler |
| Enlistment Age | 25 |
| Occupation | Engine Cleaner, Victorian Railways |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Robert and Emily Fowler |
| Address | 77 Pascoe St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 23/07/1915 |
| Service No. | 3745 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 23/11/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ceramic A40 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 26/07/1916 |
| Unit on Death | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Pozieres, Somme Sector, France (No known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
John Orton Fowler attended North Central State School prior to joining the Victorian Railways.
His brother, Stanley Fowler (1099) enlisted in the 5th AIF on 17 October 1914 and sailed on the Orvieto with the First Convoy of 38 ships that left Albany in October 1914. He was wounded on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli and again on 25 July 1916 at Pozières, France, where he was severely injured in the head and legs. Invalided home, he was discharged on 30 May 1917 in Melbourne.
At the time of John Fowler's death, 7 nephews and eleven cousins of his mother, Mrs Fowler, were fighting in WW1.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 19 August, 1916, p2
John Laurent in http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fowler-stanley-10232
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