Francis Edmond DOWDLE

Regimental number24/2521
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Frank Dowdle, Farmer, Clarkville, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 55), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 6

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