Gowing, Archibald Lanchester

1891 - 1917  (25 years)

• Name	Gowing, Archibald Lanchester
  Nickname	Archie
  Born	7 Sep 1891	Parramatta, NSW
  Gender	Male
  Education	Est 1909	Petersham, NSW
  	Fort Street High School
  Military Enlist	18 Aug 1915	Holsworthy, NSW
  	Archie enlisted with the rank of Private.
  _MILT	17 Dec 1915	Sydney, NSW
  	He had the rank of Private and his unit was listed as 30 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 6 Reinforcements. He listed his trade as Clerk and his address was "Nepean" Middle Harbour Road, Lindfield. His next of kin was his father Frederick Gowing.
  Died	11 Apr 1917	Bullecourt, France
  	Archie was listed missing in action. His rank was 2nd Lieutenant and he was in the 13th Battalion Australian Imprerial Force (AIF). His was in regiment 1743. Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is approached through the Military Cemetery, at the end of which is an open grass lawn which leads into a three-sided court. The two pavilions on the left and right are linked by the north and south walls to the back (east) wall, from which rises the focal point of the Memorial, a 105 foot tall tower, of fine ashlar. A staircase leads to an observation platform, 64 feet above the ground, from which further staircases lead to an observation room. This room contains a circular stone tablet with bronze pointers indicating the Somme villages whose names have become synonymous with battles of the Great War; other battle fields in France and Belgium in which Australians fought; and far beyond, Gallipoli and Canberra. On the three walls, which are faced with Portland stone, are the names of 10,885 Australians who were killed in France and who have no known grave. The 'blocking course' above them bears the names of the Australian Battle Honours. After the war an appeal in Australia raised £22,700, of which £12,500 came from Victorian school children, with the request that the majority of the funds be used to build a new school in Villers-Bretonneux. The boys' school opened in May 1927, and contains an inscription stating that the school was the gift of Victorian schoolchildren, twelve hundred of whose fathers are buried in the Villers-Bretonneux cemetery, with the names of many more recorded on the Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux is now twinned with Robinvale, Victoria, which has in its main square a memorial to the links between the two towns. Panel number, Roll of Honour 69 Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Was wounded in France late 1916/early 1917.
  Person ID	I0311	Barton Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Gowing, Frederick Lanchester,   b. 1881, Eye, Suffolk ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ball, Caroline Kyle,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1879
  Family ID	F0113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Sep 1891 - Parramatta, NSW Education - Fort Street High School - Est 1909 - Petersham, NSW Military Enlist - Archie enlisted with the rank of Private. - 18 Aug 1915 - Holsworthy, NSW Died - 11 Apr 1917 - Bullecourt, France  = Link to Google Earth