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Cornelius Frederick BOWE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:09+00:00
Date of birth25 March 1888
Date of death05 April 1917
Mothers nameEllen Frances (née O'Sullivan)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death4 June 1944
Fathers nameThomas Bowe
Parents date of marriage1878
Parents place of marriageNZ
Fathers date of death15 October 1925
SiblingsJohn William , Patrick James, Annie Frances , Thomas, Eileen Margaret (d 1901), Joseph Francis (d 1895)
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereSt Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery. 11. C. 15
Places of relevance, , , ,
Last known residenceMoutoa
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationFarming for Thomas Bowe, Moutoa, Foxton
Place of deathFrance
Theatres of warGallipoli, France
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Maunganui'
SurnameBOWE
War memorialFoxton, Foxton School, Moutoa Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesCornelius Frederick
SchoolFoxton
WarsWW1
Service number2/1756
ReligionRoman Catholic
Date enlisted19 April 1915
Final rankGunner
Regiment or serviceNZ Field Artillery 5th
Embarkation date13 June 1915
User reference10.217

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Declared age on Enlistment: 26 years.

Brother John William Regimental number 69564,

Brother Patrick James Regimental No 5007.

Was prominent in Hockey, Football & Cricket.

Parents buried Foxton Cemetery.

Hair: Dark Eyes: Gray

Height: 5' 8½" Complexion: Dark.

Weight: 154lb Chest: 36"- 39".

Previously served in Military Corps in Foxton while it existed.


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