South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Tanworth (St. Mary Magdalene) Churchyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not applicable | ~ | Tanworth-in-Arden |
| Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Did from the effects of catching a chill | Not applicable | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Tanworth in Arden | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Pvt Bowen was a member of the WW1 "volunteer home guard" and did not see active service. He died at home from after catching a chill while guarding a munitions factory.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 21 Feb 1865 at Chorlton on Medlock | 15 Apr 1866 at Manchester Catherdral |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| James Henry and Martha | Moss Side, Manchester |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Beatrice Mary Bowen nee Heald | Henry Oscar; Beatrice Hope; Cyril Heald; |
| 15 Jul 1886 at Rainhill | Guy Harcourt; Gwendoline Mary; Eric Clifford |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1871 - Chorlton on Medlock | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - Brook Lane, Timperley | 1891 - Farmer |
| 1886 - Haseley Hall, Warwick | 1901 - Farmer |
| 1890 - Ladbroke Park, Tanworth in Arden | 1911 - Living on own means |
| 1891 - Ladbroke Park, Tanworth in Arden | |
| 1901 - Ladbroke Park, Tanworth in Arden | |
| 1911 - Ladbroke Park, Tanworth in Arden |
