Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Age: 31 years 4 months
Enlistment Details: Thursday, 15 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 2754 view online service record
Address:
488 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Miss C M Anderson (friend)
488 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 5 October 1915
Ship: RMS Moldavia
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Friday, 24…
Jack McGowan played 40 games for Port Melbourne Football Club.
John McGowan is listed in the Nott Street School Honour Roll.
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC
Age: 35 years 5 months
Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 27468 view online service record
Address:
113 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Daisy McGowan (wife)
113 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 20 October 1916
Ship: HMAT Borda A30
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade - 20th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Friday, 8…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 20 years 6 months
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 13 October 1915 - Port Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 442/6859 view online service record
Address:
136 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
John McGown (father)
136 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 18 January 1916
Ship: HMAT Vestalia A44
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train - 8th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday,…
Place of Birth: Footscray, VIC
Age: 29 years 11 months
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 6 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3203 view online service record
Address:
196 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Evelyn Jane McGown (wife)
196 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Thursday, 18 November 1915
Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements
Fate:
DOD: Thursday, 20 February…
One of four sons of Mr & Mrs John McGown of 136 Graham Street to enlist.
He was born in Port Melbourne and as a boy he attended Nott Street School. He was a POW in Turkey.
Brothers: Norman George McGown,Frederick William McGown and James McGown
Brother-in-Law: William George Street (3259)
1917 'ITEMS OF NEWS.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 18 years 8 months
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 31 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 6861 view online service record
Address:
136 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
John McGown (father)
136 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 11 May 1917
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 19th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 1 April…
W G McGown is among several Port men who enlisted at Melbourne Town Hall in January 1917.
1917 'PORT'S CONTRIBUTION.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 3 February, p. 3. , viewed 19 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88367222
Place of Birth: Collingwood, VIC
Age: 19 years 1 month
Enlistment Details: Monday, 10 June 1918 - South Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 61892 view online service record
Address:
236 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Janet McGregor (mother)
236 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 5 October 1918
Ship: SS Zealandic
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 13th (Vic) Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Saturday, 22 November 1919
Discharged: Saturday, 24 January…