Bowcock, Harry

Western FrontAll Campaigns

1 Nov

Written By Renegade Moss

PLACE BIRTH

Orford Lancashire, England

OCCUPATION

Butcher (farmer crossed out)

PLACE ENLISTMENT

Cairns

DATE ENLISTMENT

5/06/1916

NEXT OF KIN

George Bowcock, Wilderspool, Yarrington, England (a butcher).

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Postal address Mossman; medical exam in Mossman. Signed for pay to be given to his father - Harry Bowcock, Saltwater Mossman

REGIMENT 1

49th Battalion AIF

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Western Front

KILLED IN ACTION

Reported killed in action on 19-10-17; corrected to wounded in action.

OTHER INFO

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal

STORY OUTLINE

Harry Bowcock, born in Orford, England but by the beginning of the war he was a butcher in Mossman. He enlisted in Cairns on 15-6-16, aged 28. After hospitalization at Warrington he went to Etaples, France, where he was reallotted to Reg. No 2870A and joined on 19-05-17. A report "killed in Action" on 19-10-17 was corrected by 6-11- 17. From 26-02-19 to 26-08-19 he did a course of motor instruction in Warrington; and received a good report. He married Eva Dunbavand of Warrington on 7-08-19. On 19-02-64 he lodged an application for repatriation benefits.

SERVICE NO

2870