Stanley Joseph BOWKER

Regimental number7/18
Other NamesStanley John
AddressCollege Road, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinC Bowker, Timaru
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHill 60 Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Harriet A. Bowker, 10 Sarah Street, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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