Leslie Allan BOWLER, First Australian Light Horse Brigade, Headquarters Regiment

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Leslie Allan BOWLER, First Australian Light Horse Brigade, Headquarters Regimental number 4
Leslie Allan Bowler 14 June 1892 – 9 July 1983
First Australian Light Horse Brigade. Brigade Headquarters Section
Enlisted 9 Sep 1914 embarked 21 Oct 1914 Transport A3 Orvieto  returned to Australia 19 May 1918
I would like to know if there is any information about my uncle in the war as he did not like to talk about it and said some things you would rather forget.
I think he was at Gallipoli and at some point was the driver for a general.
I will be happy with any information and help.

Thank you

Terri

[Spikey68]

Have you looked at his full record on the Australian Archives site?

Enter his full name at:

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

The first item on the list has been digitised and the pop-up will take you to the 62 page (though many pages are duplicates).

It makes for interesting reading, including many bouts of illness, and the reason why he was allowed home before the end of hostilities (personal reasons in regards his wife). It also confirms he was at Gallipoli.

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Spikey68
Wow. Thank you so much. I had got to the first page before and I did not realise there was the “next page” button up the top.
As you say it makes for interesting reading. It is amazing what they wrote about his wife.
When he came back he did not see his wife and had his war pension sent for his daughter. The daughter contacted him when she was 21 and he set her and her husband up in business on Magnetic Island.
All this new information explains a lot. No wonder he did not want to talk about things.
Regards
Terri