Bowker, Joseph –

Son of Ellen Bowker, of 145, Glebe Street, Leigh, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Bowker
  • Forename: Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Leigh, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Leigh, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 10th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19154
  • Regiment: Border Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XCII. J. 16A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f

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