John Morris Bowmar

Forenames

John Morris AWMM

Surname

Bowmar AWMM

Also known as

• M. Bowmar AWMM
• Morris Bowmar
  Public - Sandra - Researcher - 21 June 2018 - Waipu Museum

Service number

WWI 21481 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

9 Apr 1895 Public Source

Date of birth

9 April 1895

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Waipu, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 21481 AWMM

Enlistment

Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Age on enlistment

21

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Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with the NZEF in New Zealand. AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
New Zealand Training Unit, 16th Reinforcements AWMM

• Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bowmar, of Waipu
  
  Listed as M. Bowmar on the Waipu War Memorial
  
  Next of Kin: Mr J. Bowmar, Waipu, Whangarei (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
• He was the third child of Joseph & Maria Louisa Josephine BOWMAR (nee Mould) from Waipu. They had four children – Hilda Josephine (b1889), Joseph William Henry (b1890), John Morris (b1895) and Talbot George (b1904).
  Public - Sandra - Researcher - 5 November 2018 - Waipu Museum

Death

9 Jul 1916 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

St Michael's and All Angel's Church, 61 Valley Road, Hakaru, Northland, New Zealand AWMM

Obituary

BOWMAR.— July 9, 1916, at Military Hospital Wellington, Private John Morris Bowmar (16th Reinforcements), second dearly-loved son of J. and M. Bowmar, of Kuaha, Waipu; aged 21 years.—Peace, perfect peace.

Public - Sandra - Researcher - 31 May 2018 - Papers Past Online (NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16283, 17 JULY 1916)

Memorial name

• Waipu War Memorial, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
• Roll of Honour, St Michael's and All Angel's Church, 61 Valley Road, Hakaru, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Whangarei & Districts Memorial, Laurie Hall Park, Whangarei, Northland New Zealand
  Public - Sandra - Researcher - 21 June 2018 - Memorial search

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22277943
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Waipu War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/waipu-first-world-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register: St Michael's Anglican Church, Hakaru
  http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=458&m=advanced
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643209/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643209
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Roll of Honour. (1923). Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Defence.
• New Zealand World War I service personnel and reserves index [electronic resource]. (2002). Auckland, N.Z.: St Johns Branch New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.