Name
Harold Bowman
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/08/1916
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
828
Royal Fusiliers *1
23rd (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
VI. F. 14.
France
Headstone Inscription
The name of the chamber was peace where he slept till break of day
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham Town Memorial, Hitchin War Memorial, Stained Glass Window, Hitchin Boys Grammar School, Holy Saviour Church War Memorial, Radcliffe Rd., Hitchin, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Hitchin
Pre War
His parents were James H. and Florence Mary Bowman of Hitchin and his home was at the Avenue, Hitchin. He was born in Stotfold and attended the Hitchin Grammar School.
The School Register first mentions him as attending the 2nd Form in the Summer Term of 1905 and he left the 3rd Form in the summer of 1907.
Wartime Service
Additional Information
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London) Bn. London Regiment.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild