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Charles Henry Bowker

1875-1931

Unit

6th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

55366

About

Born in New Zealand

6 November 1875
Parents

Mother

Annie Bowker

Father

Charles Bowker
Residence

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Farmer

Employer

Own
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Amy Bertha Bowker

Army Experience

  • South African War (1899-1902)

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 55

    20 February 1931

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 188805 W5520 103/0016767, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.69, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Charles Henry Bowker (1875-1931)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/61

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