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We remember Cecil Alfred Bowell
We remember Cecil Alfred Bowell
Timeline
Timeline
1894
1901
dates
Age 6
Source:8504118
April 1901
1911
dates
Age 16
Source:8504119
April 1911
1911
employment
Railway clerk
Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8504119
April 1911
1917
dates
Age 23
Source:8504113
23rd July 1917
1917
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
26402
Royal Engineers
71st Field Company
Source:8504120
23rd July 1917
enlistment
Chichester, Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8504120
events
Headstone Inscription
Headstone Inscription
Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery
Iraq
NOK given as Mr Henry Bowell Woodcroft Villas, Cuckfield, Sussex
Source:8504113
events
Commemoration on War Memorial and Plaque in Church
Commemoration on War Memorial and Plaque in Church
Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8504120
service
British Army
Pioneer
26402
Royal Engineers
Source:433948
1917
death
War Related Sickness
Died of heatstroke
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Source:8504113
Source:8504120
23rd July 1917
burial
Iraq
XII. A. 12.
Source:8504113
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Cecil Alfred |
| Initials | CA |
| Last Name | Bowell |
| Source | 8504113 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 26402 | Royal Engineers | Pioneer | ||
| British Army | 26402 | Royal Engineers | 71st Field Company | Lance Corporal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bowell | father | ||
| Anne Hixon | mother |
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Media
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Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Jean45090 | |
| England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008 | Jean45090 | |
| England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2008 | Jean45090 | |
| England Births and Christenings1538-1975 | Jean45090 | |
| 1901 Sussex Census Transcription | Jean45090 | |
| 1911 Sussex Census Transcription | Jean45090 | |
| Cuckfield, Sussex Roll of Honour | Jean45090 |
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We remember Cecil Alfred Bowell
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