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Cornelius Frederick Bowe

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Portrait of Gunner Cornelius Frederick Bowe, c.1915. Inscription on reverse reads: "Gunner C F Bowe Heavy Trench Mortar Battery N Z F A Killed in action April 5 1917 Service in Gallipoli and France ‘Duty Nobly Done’ ". Foxton Historical Society, Kete Horowhenua. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Gunner Cornelius Frederick Bowe, c.1915. Inscription on reverse reads: "Gunner C F Bowe …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cornelius Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Bowe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 2/1756 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Moutoa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Thomas Bowe (father), Marotiri, Foxton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Battle of Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 2/1756 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cornelius Bowe was the son of Thomas and Ellen Bowe, of Foxton, Manawatu, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 April 1917 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Messines, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM II. C. 15. AWMM
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Memorials

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  • Great Uncle Cornelius Frederick Bowe. We will remember them all #WW100
    Public - Fiona - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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25 April 2015FionaWellington, New ZealandOther Relative

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