Henry BOWKETT

Regimental number29144
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Matilda Bowkett, 12 River Street, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, South Wales
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Henry and of Matilda Bowkett, 61 Wyndham Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 9

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