Sergeant

William Richard Bowden

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Ada Bowden, of 180, Broughton St., Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Cardiff, Wales.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/117
Name:
William Richard Bowden
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Cardiff, Wales
Next of Kin: 
John Bowden, 43 Wright's Road, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
43 Wright's Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 May 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William Richard Bowden
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