In Memory Of
BOWDEN, JOHN TOM
Service Details
Age:
38
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
8th Regt.
Unit 2:
"B" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Former Regiment:
formerly 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles)
Date of Death:
1916-06-07
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
7. K. 2.
Cemetery:
DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
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"
Son of Samuel and Anne Bowden, husband of Ellen Louise Bowden, of 2, Weekly Row, Grahamstown, Cape Province. Born Bideford, Devon, England.
