G – Bowen – Great Western Railway – Ordinary Seaman – 23/01/1918
Title
G – Bowen – Great Western Railway – Ordinary Seaman – 23/01/1918
Initials / forenames
G
Surname
Bowen
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Military rank
Ordinary Seaman
Military number
4247
Railway department
Pembrey, Traffic Department
Railway job
Checker
Ship
HMS Excellent
Date died
23/01/1918
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, April 1918, p63. Photo: December 1918, p184
Memorial
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery
Notes
Age 23, the son of Mr & Mrs J Bowen of Pantlleg Villa, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire. HMS Excellent was a shore based establishment, also known as Portsmouth Gunnery Training School.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
15/03/2017
Last updated
15/03/2017
Citation
“G – Bowen – Great Western Railway – Ordinary Seaman – 23/01/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 29, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60694.