English Māori Lancelot Rex Bowman Born 4 December 1930 - Died 29 August 1997 PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 459358 AWMM C459359 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 May 2018 - Dieppe Barracks History Also known asRex AWMM L. R. Bowman AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy C459358 Lancelot Rex BOWMAN Image may be subject to copyright restrictions. dieppe.barrcaks@hotmail.com Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLancelot Rex AWMM SurnameBowman AWMM Ingoa Also known asRex AWMM L. R. Bowman AWMM Service numberVietnam 459358 AWMM C459359 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 May 2018 - Dieppe Barracks History GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth4 December 1930 AWMM Date of birth4 December 1930 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 15 August 2017 - http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/ssgt-lr-bowman Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malaya, 1960-1964 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM CampaignNZ Force South East Asia (NZForSEA) Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 May 2018 - Dieppe Barracks History Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberVietnam 459358 AWMM C459359 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 May 2018 - Dieppe Barracks History Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsMalaya Private NZMVA New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion, A Company NZMVA British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM Borneo Temporary Sergeant Chamberlain New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion, Headquarters Chamberlain British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM Vietnam Staff Sergeant Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM 4th Embarkation AWMM Malaya Sergeant/Military AWMM 6th Royal Australian Regiment / New Zealand (ANZAC) Battalion, Victor 4 Company (1RNZIR) AWMM 1st Australian Task Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Rex was a Malayan veteran who returned to Terendak, Malaysia in 1968. He was Company Quarter Master Sergeant for V4 Company from May 1969 to May 1970. He died at Tauranga in 1997 and is buried in Pyes Pa Cemetery, RSA section, Row 1, plot 169. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death29 August 1997 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Age 66 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPyes Pa Cemetery AWMM Row 1, New RSA Block, AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Lancelot Rex Bowman by laying a poppy. Jonathan Bertram Bowman Joseph James Bowman Lancelot Rex Bowman Leo Bowman Maurice Edwin Bowman Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Lancelot Rex Bowman Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects 1st Battalion, New Zealand Regiment - Scrapbook regarding Terendak Camp,… Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2010-26 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/ssgt-lr-bowman Sources Used Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference Tauranga City Council Cemetery Record http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/cemeteries-detail/tctl/523_?plotid=PYES%20PA*B10891 Further Reference The New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association. http://www.malayavets.co.nz/ Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM Gurr, Robert M. (1995). Voices from a border war : a history of 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1963 to 1965. Melbourne, Vic.: Robert Gurr. AWMM Pugsley, C. (2003). From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand armed forces in Southeast Asia, 1949-1966. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. AWMM H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM DECEASED, 1 NZ Regiment, 1961-63 – Internet resource. AWMM 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 15 August 2017RoscoeAucklandComrade The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License