Regimental number | 2275 |
Place of birth | Manilla, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Manilla, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Builder |
Address | Harvey Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, T.J. Bowen, Harvey Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil: previously rejected for enlistment on account of varicocele (since operated upon). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of nephritis. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Kensal Green (St. Mary's) Roman Catholic Cemetery (Australia Section: Grave No 2078), Hammersmith, London, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Joseph's Catholic Church (Station of the Cross 2, presented by T.J. BOWEN Jr in memory), Gunnedah, New South Wales. Parents: Thomas and Rose BOWEN |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3245 Pte Eric Oswald BOWEN, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 June 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Disembarked Suez, 15 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 15 May 1916 (rheumatism); discharged to 8th Training Bn, 14 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HMT Franconia, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fargo, 4 July 1916 (kidney disease). Classified C111 (Home Service only) by Medical Board, 24 September 1916. Died of disease (nephritis), Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London, 12 October 1916. Medal: British War Medal |