| Regimental number | 8/2540 |
| Address | 266 Crinan Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Bower, 164 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh Bromley Bower, 164 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch, and the late Elsie F. C. Bower |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |