LOWES, Aubrey

  1. Service Details
  2. Personal Details
  3. Unit and Rank Details
  4. Notes
  5. Sources

Service Details

Branch of Service
Army
Conflict
World War II (1939-1945)
Date of Enlistment
10/08/1940
Date of Discharge
26/10/1945
Place of Enlistment
Canberra ACT

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
18/12/1919
Place of Birth
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Address (at enlistment)
Kennedy Street, Kingston ACT
Occupation
Carpenter
Next of Kin
John Lowes (father), Kennedy Street, Kingston ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number
N43821
Final Rank
Private
Final Unit
3 Australian Infantry Battalion

Notes

Lowes was mobilised in Canberra with the 3rd Battalion (the Werriwa Regiment) on 10 January 1940 and commenced full-time duty on 23 December 1941. He arrived in Port Moresby in May 1942 and entered the Kokoda track as part of Maroubra Force on 5 September 1942 and fought with 3 Battalion at Ioribaiwa, Imita, Templeton's Crossing, Oivi and Gona. He was hospitalised with malaria in December 1942 and evacuated to Townsville. Lowes spent most of 1943 recovering his health before being transferred to the 7th Battalion in early 1944. In April 1944 he was sent to Lae, New Guinea then the Treasury Islands (near the Solomon Islands) in October 1944. He died on 30 July 1988 and is buried in Woden Cemetery. He was the brother of Austin and Eric Lowes.

Sources

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/cem_gravesearch.asp
NAA RecordSearch - Series B884

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