| Regimental number | 22928 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.4 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Bowden, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in D Company, Zeehan Infantry, Tasmania, Australia; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 27), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Laura Bowden, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 20 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 December 1916, and posted to C Company. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 25 April 1917 (mumps); discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 7 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 May 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277730 |