{"product_id":"trio-1915-15-star-british-war-medal-and-victory-medal-correctly-impressed-to-1735-pte-w-h-bowie-1-g-hosp-a-i-f","title":"Trio: 1915\/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal correctly impressed to 1735 PTE W. H. BOWIE 1\/G HOSP. A.I.F.","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrio: 1915\/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal correctly impressed to \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1735 PTE W. H. BOWIE 1\/G HOSP. A.I.F.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrevious service: 5 years RAMC \u0026amp; 2 years RE (Scotland). Not stated as operational, so it appears that it is militia service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnlisted on the 20\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 1915\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRTA: 11\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April 1916 (nursing duties)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote: William Harry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBowie was a carpenter from Glasgow (Scotland) who had worked in the shipyards on the River Clyde for five years (Clyde Shipping Company). Bowie was living in Park Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland when he enlisted in the A. I. F.\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Interesting fact on his Attestation he provides his Religion as being 'Socialist' and in one letter he states that he has spent the last eight years in China (1931)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the years he loses his Discharge Certificate \"eaten by white ants in North Queensland\" (1949) and his brass \"Returned from Active Service\" badge \"stolen from his coat by a member in the cricket dressing room Mount Lawley” (WA 1958)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"right\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGD VF $625\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Burridge Military Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41296640868516,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/1052\/0996\/products\/Bowietrio.jpg?v=1634457415","url":"https:\/\/www.jbma.com.au\/products\/trio-1915-15-star-british-war-medal-and-victory-medal-correctly-impressed-to-1735-pte-w-h-bowie-1-g-hosp-a-i-f","provider":"John Burridge Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}