| 8. |  Miles Edward Dugard Bowker was born on 26 Sep 1914; was christened on 14 Nov 1914 in Belgravia, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (son of Harold Dugard Bowker and Florence Isabel Farrar); died on 11 Oct 2000 in Bedford Gardens, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
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Miles matriculated from Jeppe High School for Boys in 1930.
Miles attained Provincial Colours for tennis.
He was employed on the Simmer and Jack Mine until 1940 when he enlisted with the Transvaal Scottish 8th army to serve from Abyssinia to the close of the North African campaigns. He was a sergeant and earned four military medals –
• Africa Service medal
• 1939 – 1945 Star
• Africa Star
• War Medal 1939 – 1945
Upon his return from the war he served as a Native Commissioner in Windhoek for two years and then joined the family businesses of JC van de Pol, Standard Cardboard, Sunlight Stationery, Vincent Manning and later in the establishment of a copper rolling enterprise in Brakpan. In retirement he held a position in NYK a Japanese shipping company for a few years. { Will Bowker }
Miles married Johanna Van de Pol on 29 Jan 1943 in St George's Presbyterian, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Johanna (daughter of Johan Coenraad van der Pol and Alida Vogelpoel) was born on 13 Jul 1915; died on 3 Dec 2002 in Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Johanna Van de Pol was born on 13 Jul 1915 (daughter of Johan Coenraad van der Pol and Alida Vogelpoel); died on 3 Dec 2002 in Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. 
