BOWLES, Henry James
| Service Number: | Depot |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Depot Battalion |
| Born: | Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia, 18 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Accident (Railway), Brisbane General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Burial reference: - 15-4-3/4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Depot, Depot Battalion |
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Parents: - William James Bowles and Ann Sigley married 22nd June 1889 St. Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Extracted Trove: - Daily Standard Brisbane, Monday 4th September 1916 - Page 6.
SOLDIER'S DEATH.
In tho early hours of the morning of Saturday week Henry Jones Bowles, a soldier from Fraser's Paddock was found at the foot of the railway embankment at Milton, in an unconscious state and suffering from a fracture of the skull. He was taken to the General Hospital, where he remained unconscious practically all the time, and died yesterday morning.
Extracted Trove: - The Brisbane Courier Monday 4th September 1916 - Page 7.
SOLDIERS INJURED-ONE.
FATALLY.
Private Henry J Bowles died in the General Hospital at 615 am yesterday as the result of injuries received on the railway line between Roma street station and Milton. On the morning of August 25 an employee at Messrs Carr's stables at Milton found Bowles on the railway line, and it was presumed that he must have been struck by a passing train, as his skull had been fractured He was immediately removed to the hospital,
where he lingered until yesterday morning.
Extracted Trove: - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933)Tuesday 19 September 1916 - Page 5
FOUND ON THE RAILWAY LINE.
Mr J Macalister, J. P., continued the inquiry yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry James Bowles, a soldier, who was found badly injured on the railway line near Milton on August 25 and who died on September 3. Senior Sergeant R. Bell examined the the witnesses, and Mr J Hore appeared
on behalf of the Railway Department. Anne Bowles, mother of deceased, said that her son enlisted on August 23. On August 20 she went to the General Hospital and saw deceased. She asked "What happened to you, Harry ? " Deceased replied "I was on the railway line, and the cowcatcher must have
caught me." Witness asked if there had been
any foul play, and deceased answered "No. " Deceased was 27 years of age. From what deceased told her she believed that he met his death accidentally. Acting Sergeant Corney and Adjutant A. P. Strauss gave evidence, and the inquiry was further adjourned.
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