BOWMAN, Alexander Duncan
(Service number 74375)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/11/1897 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o P. O., Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Driver | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr A. BOWMAN (father), Okaiawa P. O., Taranaki | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1973 | Age | 75 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Alexander Duncan Bowman was the son of Alexander and Mary Ellen (née McCallum) Bowman. He was educated at Albury School. Late in 1917 he was selected by lot from the First Division and called up. Alex married Edna Gladys Niles in 1919. After Edna's death in 1953, he married Flora.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 December 2019]; Temuka Cemetery headstone images (Timaru District Council) [22 December 2019]
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