Alfred Bowmar

1895-1960

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37724

About

Born in New Zealand

26 October 1895
Parents

Mother

Emily Bowmar

Father

John Bowmar
Residence

Hometown

Kaitangata
Work

Occupation

Trucker

Employer

D. Shaw
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Mary Bowmar

Army Experience

  • 14th South Otago Regiment

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 65

    17 November 1960

    Sources

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

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5520 104/0016840, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Alfred Bowmar (1895-1960)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/62