| Regimental number | 23924 |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C A Bowden, 78 Park Terrace, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No 1), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Stuart Bowden and Jessie Bowden, 157 Papanui Road, Christchurch |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 4 |