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BOWER, Samuel
(Service number 48898)

William Samuel (Sam) Bower — (Courtesy of W Bower )

William Samuel (Sam) Bower (2nd from right) — (Courtesy of W Bower )

Samuel Bower's bible — Carried by Samuel Bower's during the war, with the small black cat (pictured), kept for luck. (Courtesy of W Bower )

Princess Mary tin — Brought home by Samuel Bower, thousands of these tins were given to British and Empire troops during the first Christmas of the war, usually contained cigarettes or tobacco. (Couryesy of W Bower )

Samuel Bower's campaign medals — Includes the British War Medal (left) and Victory Medal (right) (Courtesy of W Bower )

Samuel Bower's campaign medals (reverse) — Includes the British War Medal (left) and Victory Medal (right) (Courtesy of W Bower )

Samuel Bower's campaign medal (edge stamp) — (Courtesy of W Bower )

Carved wooden box — Brought home from World War One by Samuel Bowers (Courtesy of W Bower )

Framed certificate of service, Samuel Bower — (South Canterbury Museum 2015/038.01)

Samuel Bower's RSA pin & official invite to club rooms opening, 1975 — (Courtesy of W Bower )

William Samuel (Sam) Bower's headstone, Timaru Cemetery — (Courtesy of W Bower )

Aliases	William Samuel, William Sam
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Rifleman

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Wool classer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs Lillian BOWER (mother), Cambridge Street, Kensington, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	26th Reinforcements G Company (part)
Date	9 June 1917
Transport	Willochra
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Rifle Brigade

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	8 May 1985	Age	89 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Services Section, Row 157, Plot 51
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Cenotaph Database [24 June 2014]

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