Herbert BOWES

BOWES, Herbert

Service Number: 2903
Enlisted: 15 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Depot Battalion
Born: Georgetown , South Australia, August 1884
Home Town: Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Cerebro Spinal Meningitis , Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, 15 August 1915
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia
Section: Road 5; Path: 2; A/E/W: W; Site #: 62
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Hornsdale Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2903
5 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2903, Depot Battalion , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Died of Spinal Meningitis

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Biography

Father  John Bowes, living at Catowie, South Australia.

Brother:    617 Private William Bowes
                3rd Light Horse Regiment
                15/11/1918   returned to Australia

Private in Depot Battalion (Australian Army)

14/8/1915     passed away prior to leaving Australia  (31 yrs old)

buried in:       West Terrace Cemetery (General)
                    Section: Road 5; Path: 2; A/E/W: W; Site #: 62

Herbert Bowes' name is located at Panel 185 in the Commemorative Area
at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 27/4/2016.  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

 

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