Regimental number | 3918 |
Place of birth | Inverell New South Wales |
School | Wellingrove Public School, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Other training | Government Experimental School, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Public School, Saumarez Ponds, Dumaresq, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, W Bowen, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Walter Eric BOWEN. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 1), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Name listed on Office of War Graves/AWM record as Walter Eric BOWEN. Parents: Walter and Jean BOWEN, 'Waratah', Mill Street, Carlton, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Rob Roy, Inverell, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3917 Pte Aubrey Robert BOWEN, 20th Bn, wounded three times, also gassed, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |