We remember Eldred Wolferston Bowyer-Bower

We remember Eldred Wolferston Bowyer-Bower

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Johannesburg South Africa Source:8879736 8th June 1894
1908
education Haileybury College Source:8879736 1908 - 1909
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment Source:8747228 28th April 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8879736 30th April 1915
1916
appointments Flying Certificate Awarded Source:8879736 14th November 1916
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Source:435997
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 59th Squadron Source:8747226
service British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment 3rd battalion, east Battalion Source:9135474
1917
death Killed in Action Arras France Source:8747226 Source:9135474 19th March 1917
burial Mory Abbey Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Mory, Pas de Calais France I. D. 8. Source:8747226

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Eldred Wolferston
Initials EW
Last Name Bowyer-Bower
Source 8747224
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59th Squadron Captain
British Army East Surrey Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army East Surrey Regiment 3rd battalion, east Battalion Captain
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Margaret mother
Thomas Bowyer-Bower father

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Edward43379
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Fife3190
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Guy74824
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Guy74824
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824

External Evidence

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 28 APRIL, 1915, p 4151 Edward43379
Service record Edward43379
CWGC video telling the story of his death, and father's successful quest to find his body James201
St Jude's Church, Kensington, war memorial James201
List of victories of German pilot Werner Voss James201
RAF Museum Storyvault Edwin2371
RAF Museum Storyvault Edwin2371
Herts at War Great War Commemoration Edwin2371

Multimedia

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War memorial featuring him Edward43379

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