Second Lieutenant

John Desborough Bowden

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Stuart Bowden and Jessie Bowden, of 157, Papanui Rd., Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23924
Name:
John Desborough Bowden
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C.A. Bowden (mother), 78 Park Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Law clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 1 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 October 1916
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Desborough Bowden
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