BOWLEY, Reginald Alfred
| Service Number: | SX3186 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Independent Companies |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 27 December 1917 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Clare, South Australia, 8 November 2000, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Clare General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Clare and District WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 21 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX3186, Wayville, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX3186 | |
| 22 May 1940: | Involvement Private, SX3186 | |
| 13 Dec 1944: | Discharged Corporal, SX3186, Independent Companies | |
| 13 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX3186 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Rootsweb ID: I450198 Birth Record: 14 July 1921 in Clare, South Australia
Father Alfred John Bowley - b. 1885 - 24/4/1964
Mother Olive Mary Bowley (nee Stribling) - b. 18/8/1887 - Stockport, SA - 6/2/1974 - Norwood, SA
both buried in Clare Cemetery, Clare, SA.
Siblings:
Brother Robert George Bowley b. 27/12/1917 in Clare, SA - d.
Sister Ruth Margaret Bowley - b. 17/12/1922 in Clare, SA
Sister Mary Olive Dickson (nee Bowley) b. 1924 Clare, SA - d. 4/10/2003, Clare, SA
NOK in service:
Brother:
416015 WWII - Flying Officer Robert George Bowley (DFC)
RAAF - 10 Squadron
3/3/1941 enlisted into WWII
29/1/1943 London Gazette - awarded DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
17/5/1943 killed in flying accident - over Atlantic Ocean (at sea) - off UK Coast
Brother-in-law:
2292 WWI - Private Darcy Elliot Dickson MM
Wife: Mary Olive Dickson (Bowley) - b. 1924 Clare, SA - d. 4/10/2003, Clare, SA
son: Guy Dickson (b. 1966)
1st Australian Stationary Hospital, 3rd Field Ambulance
24/11/1914 enlisted
1/4/1915 embarked Outer Harbour onboard HMAT Port Lincoln
served in Gallipoli
8/8/1919 discharged from service
15/9/1971 passed away in Collinswood, SA
cremated in: Centennial Park Cemetery
RSL Section, Wall 117, Niche C001
Step nephew: (Mary's step-son & Darcy's son from 1st marriage):
442903 WWII - Warren Dickson
RAAF - Leading Aircraftman - Area Finance Office Adelaide
25/3/1944 enlisted in Adelaide
17/7/1945 discharged
12/2/2004 passed away Daw Park
cremated: Centennial Park Cemetery
Derrick Gardens, Path 56, Grave 1370B
Interment Right Expiry 31/05/2056
21/5/1940 Reginald enlisted into WWII at Clare, SA
place of enlistment at Wayville, SA
Corporal in Discharge 1 Independent Company
31/12/1944 discharged from service
Married: Glenda Claire Bowley (nee Scott) - b. 14/2/1921 - d. 5/7/2013
Children: Pamela, Helen, Geoffey and Margaret Bowley
8/11/2000 passed away
buried in: Clare Cemetery
family gravesite - buried with parents
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 4/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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