Basic Details
Surname
Bowes
Forenames
A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Albert
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was the elder brother of Walter, also commemorated on this memorial, a member of the Liberal Club and worked as a cotton twiner in a mill before he enlisted in January 1917. He went missing on 27/11/17 and died as a POW. He is also commemorated on IWM 2130.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Coldstream Guards
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Valenciennes
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
7
Age at death
29
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds