23/12/1914- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
5/01/1915- To Depot Company as Private
18/02/1915- To 11th Battalion 3rd Reinforcements Blackboy Hill WA
17/03/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt
7/05/1915- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
29/08/1915- Admitted 1st Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Diarrhoea ) then to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
29/08/1915- Evacuated by Hospital Ship to 25th Casualty Clearing Station Imbros
2/09/1915- Transferred to Overseas Base Mudros Lemnos
10/09/1915- Evacuated /Admitted Hospital Malta ex Mudros
18/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted City of London War Hospital Epsom England
28/03/1916- Discharged to Australian & New Zealand Base Depot Weymouth England
15/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex England
30/05/1916- Transferred Australian Records Section 3rd Echelon in the field France
1/08/1916- Promoted CORPORAL Australian Records Section Alexandria Egypt
28/09/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
30/09/1916- Joined Australian Records Section Rouen France
1/01/1917- Appointed TEMPORARY SERGEANT Aust Records Section Rouen
31/03/1917- To 1st Australian Division Instructional School France & Appointed SERGEANT
5/05/1917- To No. 2 Officers Cadet Battalion Pembroke College Cambridge England ex France
1/07/1917- To School of Instruction France ex 3rd Echelon Anzac Section
1/09/1917- Promoted SECOND LIEUTENANT & Posted to General Infantry Reinforcements England
18/09/1917- Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Division Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton England
25/09/1917- Joined 11th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
17/10/1917- Awarded MILITARY CROSS
1/01/1918- Appointed LIEUTENANT in the field France
28/01/1918- Granted Leave England
14/02/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Leave
18/02/1918- To Field Work School France
24/02/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex School
4/06/1918- To School of Instruction France
23/08/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Severe Gunshot Wounds to Both Legs & Wrist )
24/08/1918- Admitted 2nd Red Cross Hospital Rouen France ex 1st Australian Field Ambulance ex 4th Casualty Clearing Station
27/08/1918- Evacuated/Admitted 3rd London General Hospital Wandsworth England
15/10/1918- Discharged to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
25/10/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton England
29/10/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot
4/04/1919- To Overseas Training Brigade England ex Southampton ex France for Return to Australia
31/05/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Aeneas ”
12/07/1919- Disembarked Australia
10/09/1919- Discharged from Service
AWARDED MILITARY CROSS
Date of Recommendation : 16 October 1917
” At BROODSEINDE RIDGE east of YPRES on the night of October 2nd, 2nd Lieuts. VOWELS and GUDGEON were in charge of a party burying cables beyond ANZAC RIDGE and so thoroughly did these officers handle the large working party that the work was done in record time although under heavy enemy shell fire the whole time. On the night of 6th/7th October Lieuts. VOWELS & GUDGEON with 30 other ranks carried out a raid in conjunction with the 12th Battalion in CELTIC WOOD, East of YPRES, LIEUT. VOWELS being in charge of both 11th and 12th Battalion parties. Owing to the previous thorough reconnaissance and the dash and leadership of these Officers over almost impassable ground the raid was a complete success, and without sustaining a casualty they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and brought back 15 prisoners and one Machine Gun and gained much valuable information. Throughout the wole of the operations 1st to 9th October , the example set by these Lieuts. was magnificent and they showed a high sense of devotion to duty “.
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 2 May 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1035, Position 19
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Citation : 24 September 1918
Location of Citation in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1865, Position 16
Date of London Gazette : 17 December 1917
Location in London Gazette : Page 13184, Position 18
Date of London Citation : 23 April 1918
Location of Citation in London Gazette : Page 4886, Position 9.