Captain

William Alfred Bowring

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Percy Bowring, of Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/9
Name:
William Alfred Bowring
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A.P. Bowring (father), Vermont Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Vermont Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa (28 August 1914)
Suez, Egypt (17 November 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Alfred Bowring
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