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We remember Henry Alan Bowker
We remember Henry Alan Bowker
Timeline
Timeline
1896
1904
sibling
Alison Bowker
Source:6194685
18th July 1904
1908
education
Secondary school education
Preston Grammar School
Preston
United Kingdom
Source:6626975
14th September 1908 - 27th July 1911
1911
education
Grammar school education
West Leeds High School
Leeds
United Kingdom
Source:6190206
1911 - 1914
1914
education
Latin, English, French, Economics 1st year University course
Leeds University
Leeds
United Kingdom
Source:6624742
1914 - 1915
1915
commission
Temporary
Source:6632267
4th June 1915
1915
enlistment
Leeds
United Kingdom
Source:6190206
June 1915
1915
service
British Army
2nd Lieutenant
West Yorkshire Regiment
9th
Source:6190206
June 1915 - 1st July 1917
1915
theatres
Gallipoli :2b
Source:6190206
14th October 1915 - 22nd January 1916
1916
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:6190206
7th February 1916 - 20th June 1916
1916
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:6190206
1st July 1916 - 1st January 1917
1916
awards
Military Cross (MC)
British Award/Decoration
Source:6632164
14th September 1916
1916
hospitalisation
Diphtheria
Hospital/Institution
Source:6190206
30th October 1916 - 27th November 1916
1916
hospitalisation
Sfrapnel wound to left side. Walking beside muddy trench near Beaucourt "I ought to be dead because a shell burst in the middle of four of four of us."
Hospital/Institution
Source:6190206
16th December 1916 - 31st December 1916
1917
service
British Army
Lieutenant
West Yorkshire Regiment
9th Battalion
Source:6190206
1st July 1917 - January 1919
1918
hospitalisation
Passed fit for General Service after light duties with Disorderly Action of Heart
Hospital/Institution
Source:6190206
25th March 1918
1918
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:6190206
22nd April 1918 - January 1919
1923
marriage
Kathleen Stanhope Lister
Source:6194685
30th August 1923
1928
employment
Chartered Accountant
Armitage and Norton
Leeds
United Kingdom
Source:6657073
1928
1934
employment
Accountant
Bowker Orford
London
United Kingdom
Source:6194685
1934 - 26th December 1946
children
Josephine Ann
Source:6194685
children
Henry Keith Bowker
Source:6194685
children
Richard Bowker
Source:6194685
service
British Army
Temporary Second Lieutenant
Yorkshire Regiment
9th battalion west Battalion
Source:439179
service
British Army
Temporary Lieutenant
Yorkshire Regiment
9th battalion west Battalion
Source:439179
service
British Army
Captain
Yorkshire Regiment
9th battalion west Battalion
Source:439179
1946
death
Not War Related
Windsor
United Kingdom
Source:6190196
26th December 1946
burial
Slough, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Source:6627031
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Henry Alan |
| Initials | HA |
| Last Name | Bowker |
| Source | 439179 |
| First Names | Alan |
| Initials | A |
| Source | 6190206 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Yorkshire Regiment | 9th battalion west Battalion | Temporary Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Yorkshire Regiment | 9th battalion west Battalion | Temporary Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Yorkshire Regiment | 9th battalion west Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | West Yorkshire Regiment | 9th | 2nd Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | West Yorkshire Regiment | 9th Battalion | Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Children
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Keith Bowker | son | ||
| Richard Bowker | son | ||
| Josephine Ann | daughter |
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Ann Lilburn | mother | ||
| Rev. Joseph Henry Bowker | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Bowker | sister | 18th July 1904 |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Stanhope Lister | wife | 30th August 1923 |
Media
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Henry Alan Bowker as 2nd Lt. on leave in LeedsAfter service in Gallipoli, Egypt and France he was invalided to England with diphtheria. Photo probably January or February 1917 at his parent's house in Leeds.
Contributed by:
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H A Bowker by the Sphinx in Egypt 22/4/1916After service at Gallipoli he was in Egypt guarding the Suez canal. He had three days leave to visit Cairo, visited the pyramids. Like many soldiers he had his photo taken on a camel in front of the sphinx; He is on the rearmost of the camels.Contributed by:
David35032
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBMD image of General Register Office birth index | David35032 | |
| National Probate Calendar England and Wales | David35032 | |
| Private papers of Lieutenant H A Bowker | David35032 | |
| BOWKER, H A 1914-1918 Photocopied letters | David35032 | |
| Ancestors of David Hawgood | David35032 | |
| The Yorkshire Regiment in the war 1914-1918 Vol 2 | David35032 | |
| Leeds University Archives | David35032 | |
| Preston Grammar School military records | David35032 | |
| Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer | David35032 | |
| London Gazette Military Cross citation | David35032 | |
| London Gazette 4 June 1915 list of commissions | David35032 | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants List of Members 1928 | David35032 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Alan Bowker as 2nd Lt. on leave in Leeds | David35032 | |
| H A Bowker by the Sphinx in Egypt 22/4/1916 | David35032 |
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