Rifleman

Edward Roy Bowden

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Laura Bowden, of Bothwell, Tasmania.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Was born in 1886 in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, the second of nine children born to Laura and Edward Bowden. Was raised in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. There is a memorial to him in the ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
22928
Name:
Edward Roy Bowden
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
30 January 1886
Place of Birth:
New South Wales, Petersham,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Bowden (mother), Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia|Mrs Bowden (mother), Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Unknown address|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher|Butcher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
HMNZT 62
Vessels:

Willochra or Tofua
Mokoia
Destinations:

Plymouth, England
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. C. 27.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edward Roy Bowden
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