Cenotaph : 1445

Cenotaph ID: 
1445
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Leonard Augus
Surname: 
Bowers
Serial Number: 
55032
Date of Birth: 
21 October 1895
Place of Birth: 
Stewart Island, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Ploughman
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1916-02-22 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt (31 March 1916)
Vessel: 
Waihora
Nominal Roll Number: 
23
Page on Nominal Roll: 
5
Date of Death: 
19 September 1916
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Somme, France
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Archives NZ Reference: 
R22277840
Memorial Name: 
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
First Rank: 
Trooper
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H. Edwards (mother), Toronto Street, East Gore, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 41
Last Unit Served: 
Otago Infantry Regiment, 2 Battalion

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