Alexander Henry BOWIE

Regimental number13/493
AddressOpotiki, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAgnes Bowie, 19 Downs Road, Clapton, London, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 8 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPortianos Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 25), Lemnos, Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Agnes Emily Bowie, Simmondley House, Simmondley, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, and the late William Bowie
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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