Alfred Cecil BOWMAN

Regimental number10/285
Date of birth13 July 1889
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLinotype operator
AddressAramoho
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMrs E E Carew, 78 Nith Street, Invercargill
Previous military serviceServed in the Wellington City Rifles; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Discharge date15 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: haemoptysis [coughing up blood] leading to incipient phthisis), 15 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277912

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