BOWLER, Bertie Frederick

BOWLER,  Bertie Frederick

Full Name: Bertie Frederick

BOWLER

Date of Birth: 01

–

1888

Place of birth: Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire

England

Occupation: Timber Worker

Address: Bridgetown WA

Next of Kin: Father- George BOWLER, Mother- Louisa BOWLER

Next of Kin Address: Loftis Street Bridgetown WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5057

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-09

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Warloy France

Age at Death: 28

Burial Location: Warloy-Baillon Military Cemetery France – Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 27

PREVIOUS SERVICE – 2 Years Royal Bucks Yeomanry England & 9 months 25th Light Horse Regiment Bridgetown WA
2/12/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bridgetown WA
7/12/1915- Completed Medical Examination Blackboy Hill Camp WA
9/12/1915- To 38 Depot as Private
17/01/1916- To 22 Depot NCO School
14/02/1916- To 16th Reinforcements 11th Reinforcements Bunbury WA
31/03/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Shropshire ” bound for Egypt
24/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria
29/05/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
3/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France
7/06/1916- Joined 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
1/07/1916- Allotted ” B ” Company 11th Battalion in the field France
22/07/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Fractured Skull )
23/07/1916- Died of Wounds Received in Action – Died at 1/2 South Midland Field Ambulance.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 34204

Victory Medal – No. 33961

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306775.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bridgetown War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 61.