Allan Lowrey, SN 53323, Service Record

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NameAllan Lowrey, SN 53323, Service RecordAlternative nameAllan Lowrey, SN 5724, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 19 November 1886, Brisbane (Qld.)
Date of Death: 9 February 1973, Brisbane (Qld.)
Buried: Not Known
Allan was the son of John Byerley Lowrey and Sarah Anne Walton Robinson who lived at D'Aguilar, Queensland. He was single, working as a mechanic and living in Melbourne, Victoria when he first enlisted in July 1915. Allan sustained a severe gunshot wound to his right leg and was returned to Australia to be discharged in October 1917. He re-enlisted in April 1918 and at that time was living in D'Aguilar and working as a farm hand. Allan was awarded the Military Medal:
At Villeret on the 18 September 1918, Private Lowrey was responsible for the capture of two enemy machine guns and three of their team. When nearing the Line of Exploitation, this soldier noticed a number of Germans working their way down a communication trench. He made off by himself and engaged them was a Phosphorus Bomb, causing the enemy to halt. He made forward and captured two of the enemy's machine guns, shooting on of the crew who attempted to resist. By this boldness, the remainder surrendered, and the means of wiping out a strong point which would later have proved very troublesome. [Commonwealth Gazette No. 115, page 1494, 10 October 1919]
He returned to Woodford and continued farming after the war. In 1921 he married Ellen Kate Upshall and they lived at The Cedars, Delaney's Creek, Queensland. Allan also enlisted for World War II.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, LOWREY ALLANLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

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National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, LOWREY ALLAN

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Reference numberNAA: B2455, LOWREY ALLAN

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceBrisbane (Qld.)PersonLowrey, Allan, 1886 - 1973OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918Military Medal

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Allan Lowrey, SN 53323, Service Record