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George Malcolm Bower
| Name on Board | GM Bower |
| Name on Service Records |
George Malcolm Bower |
| Enlistment Age | 18 |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Place of Birth | Newport, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Robert and Sarah Bower |
| Address | 32 Oakbank St, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 26/06/1915 |
| Service No. | 2480 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 29/09/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Osterley |
| Unit on Embarkation | 21st Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 26/08/1916 |
| Unit on Death | 21st Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France (no known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
George Bower attended North State School and was a member of Newport Methodist Cricket Club. His name appears on the North Williamstown Presbyterian Church (now St Stephens).
George was employed at Walker, May and Co.
Family printing business was Bower and Young, Parker St, Williamstown, Vic
An honour board was unveiled at the Newport Dispensary Hall for the Newport Tent I.O.R. in December 1919. The honour board, which was made of Australian blackwood, with fiddle-back panels, contained the names of 36 members, nine of whom had sacrificed their lives for their country, of which G Bower was one.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 30 September 1916, p2
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 December 1919, p2
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