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We remember Robert Dan Bowditch
We remember Robert Dan Bowditch
Timeline
Timeline
1879
service
British Army
Battery Serjeant Major
26178
Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery
Source:433635
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Garrison Artillery
Source:433635
1942
death
Civilian war death
Direct hit from 500lb bomb dropped by lone Dornier 217 at 11.40pm
Cromer, Norfolk
United Kingdom
Source:8457833
22nd July 1942
burial
Cromer, Norfolk
Buried along with five other family members of family at Cromer cemetery
United Kingdom
Source:8457833
Details
Details
Names
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 26178 | Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery | Battery Serjeant Major | ||
| British Army | Royal Garrison Artillery | Second Lieutenant |
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2nd Lieutenant Robert Dan Bowditch and familyIn uniform of Royal Garrison Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant. This image is taken with family some time after Armistice - possibly 2 to 3 years after
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silver cigarettecaseSilver plated cigarette case inscribed:- "Presented to Segt. Major Bowditch by the Officers and Nurses of The Hayle VAD Cull, 60. Sept 1915Contributed by:
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School of Instruction, Lydd. - Gunnery Certificatephoto of original certificate salvaged from bomb site at 13 Garden St. Cromer UK. by my father in 1942Contributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
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| Coastal Towns at War - Author; Peter Brooks | John67280 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lieutenant Robert Dan Bowditch and family | John67280 | |
| Robert D Bowditch birth certificate | John67280 | |
| silver cigarettecase | John67280 | |
| School of Instruction, Lydd. - Gunnery Certificate | John67280 | |
| robert dan Bowditch | John67280 |
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We remember Robert Dan Bowditch
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