Son of Joseph and Ellen Bowker, of 160, Twenty Row, Liverpool Road, Irlam, Lancashire. Enlisted as Private 2290, 1st/8th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers.
Bowker, Joseph Rigby –
Personal details
- Surname: Bowker
- Forename: Joseph Rigby
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Irlam, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 30th, 1919
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 42nd Company.
- Service number: 39591
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Irlam and Cadishead (Prince's Park) War Memorial - Irlam
- St. John the Baptist C.E. Church Memorial - Irlam
- CWGC Memorial: Irlam (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: Special Memorial.