NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:
William Richard Higgs Bowden was killed in action on Messines Ridge aged 24 years old. He left behind his pregnant wife Katherine and young daughter in Wellington for a "bit of adventure" with his ol... Read MoreAdd a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
22683
Name:
William Richard Higgs Bowden Rank:
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer Armed Force:
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 3 Battalion
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict:
WW1