8th Infantry Battalion
Killed In Action
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Albert Henry Dowsing (SN 244) was born in Ballarat where he attended the Humffray Street State School. He was a 26 year old draper when he was amongst the first to enlist in August 1914. He landed on Gallipoli with the 8th Battalion but on May 1st 1915 he suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He was evacuated to hospital in Egypt but died of his wounds on May 21st . He is buried in the Chatby War Memorial Cemetery in Alexandria, Egypt, the service conducted by Rev. A. J. Oliphant. His tree was planted on June 4th 1917 by Mrs Eleanor Lucas, founder of Lucas & Co.
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