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Charles Cameron Bowly

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Cameron AWMM
  • Surname
    Bowly AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 405174 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
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  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 405174 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • He was a member of the 'Goldfish Club".

    Date and time of ditching, 24 July 1945 approx 1.30pm, off coast of NSW, near Jervis Bay. The cause of the incident due to pilot inexperience with a late wave off causing the plan to stall. Time spent in water 10-15 minutes. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    The Goldfish Club (UK).
    http://www.thegoldfishclub.co.uk/
    Further Reference
  • References
    Goldfish Club, New Zealand Branch. The Goldfish Club: Roll of Honour 1954 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2004/32. AWMM

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