Regimental number | 5041 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Preston Post Office, via Liverpool, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J Bowder, Cross Roads, via Liverpool, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 18 January 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Bn, 10 August 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugout Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row M, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of John Henry BOWDER. Native of Balmain, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4674 Pte Thomas BOWDER, 53rd Bn, killed in action, 20 December 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |