George Bowie
Personal details
| Mother's name | Ann Bowie |
| Father's name | David Walter Bowie |
| Date of death | Friday 12 October 1917 |
| Place of death | Passchendaele Belgium |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Thursday 3 February 1916 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Rank at discharge | Lance Corporal |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 34th Battalion |
| Company | A Company |
| Awards | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Story
George Bowie (Service No 17) was born in Helensburgh, NSW about 1892. He was a single 22 year old labourer who listed his uncle Andrew Bowie of Cessnock as his next of kin.
He embarked on HMAT A20 Honorata with A Company 34th Battalion on 2nd May 1916. George joined the battalion in France and saw service on the Western Front. On 7th October he was promoted to Lance Corporal in 3 Platoon A Company and placed in charge of a Lewis gun team. While fighting at Passchendaele on 12th October the gun team was hit by a shell and all were killed.
George Bowie is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave 22.
Information sources
NAA: B2455, BOWIE GRelated links
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1483389/
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1673239/
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/462008/BOWIE,%20G