Private 1412

1st Machine Gun Company

Erdington Birmingham, Warwickshire England

His father, Henry Bowkett 5 Westwell Terrace Normanton Yorkshire

Foster, Victoria 16/11/1914

Age 21 years 4 months, 5'5", 146 pounds, blue eyes and dark brown hair.

Church of England

Farm labourer from Dollar, Victoria

He died of wounds received at Messines Ridge on the 14/6/1917

He is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension

He was from Dollar, Victoria


16/11/1914 He enlisted in Foster
He had spent 2 years in the Army Service Corps Leeds Yorkshire
22/12/14 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Berrima
28/10/16 He was sick in hospital
11/6/17 He was taken to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing station from the 13th Australian Machine Gun Company
14/6/1917 He died of wounds
In his will he left 20 to his sister Miss M Bowkett of 3 Hilltop Mount Harehills Leeds and the remainder to his brother T W Bowkett number 1411 AIF. If either predecease him the estate goes to his NOK Henry Bowkett at the same address as his sister.
His father and mother, Harriette Augustine Bowkett did not receive a pension.
He and his brother Thomas William Bowkett migrated to Australia from Leeds and worked in Dollar. They enlisted in Foster together.
His effects consisted of discs, scissors, notebook, gold ring, photos, mirror, card case
21/3/17 His sister was killed in an explosion at a munitions at Barnbow near Leeds
His brother Thomas Bowkett returned to Australia