Service Details
Name:
 BOWDEN
Given Name:
 JOHN TOM
Initials:
 J T
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 8th Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles)
Date of Death:
 1916-06-07
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Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War (twice)
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa" & LG Sup 22 August 1918 - "For distinguished service in the Field and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15"
Additional
Information:
Son of Samuel and Anne Bowden, husband of Ellen Louise Bowden, of 2, Weekly Row, Grahamstown, Cape Province. Born Bideford, Devon, England.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 7. K. 2.

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