English Māori William Bernard Bowles Died 6 April 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 24/978 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of William Bernard Bowles, c.1915. SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum, 2010/017.01. Im … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Bernard AWMM SurnameBowles AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 24/978 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 10 Victoria Avenue, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 W.G. Bowles (father), Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 24/978 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM London Gazette, 2 April 1918, p4023, Rec No 1817: AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Otago, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 09 Oct 1915-22 November 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 31 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM D Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Bowles was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bowles, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death6 April 1918 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeterySucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM I. I. 7. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRailways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Bernard Bowles by laying a poppy. Walter George Bowles William Bowles William Bernard Bowles William Dermott Bowles Alfred Thomas Bowley Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Bernard Bowles Leave a note Contribute › Processing Bernie Bowles was my uncle, my mother's half brother. My cousin and I donated his portrait and medals to the museum in Timaru. Public - Jennifer - Direct descendant - 26 April 2017 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22277961 Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1113 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/311668/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/311668 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 69 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 26 April 2017Jennifer Methven NZDirect descendant 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
