Chris Courteney BOWEN

Regimental number13/2414
AddressCameron Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E R C Bowen, 23 Cameron Road, Napier
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied as a prisoner of war; cause not stated 6 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsBaghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial No 26), Mesopotamia
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lucy J. Bowen, 23 Cameron Road, Napier, and late E.R.C. Bowen
Other details

Captured by Turkish forces; died as a prisoner of war.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh

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