Miles Brunette Bowker

1908 - 1942  (34 years)

• Name	Miles Brunette Bowker
  Birth	21 Feb 1908	Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	Farmer and Flight Lieutenant.
  Death	14 Apr 1942	Mediteranean Sea   [1]
  	Cause: Missing in Action over the Middle East.
  		Bowker, Miles Brunette [1240] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91C-K5GQ Keywords: Death Notice
  Burial	Cathcart War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  		Cathcart War Memorial Caption Note: http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1178580 Keywords: Gravestone
  Person ID	I1240	master
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Meyrick Brabbin Bowker,   b. 20 Jan 1870, Olifant's Kloof farm, Carlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 28 Dec 1938, 'Dunskye', Cathcart district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Edith Jessie Brunette Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1868, South Africa d. 28 May 1935, Marine Hotel, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vivienne Witham Harvey,   b. 25 Oct 1908, Lusaka, Zambia
  Marriage	26 Aug 1935	Lusaka, Zambia
  Married	Aug 1936  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Dr. Miles Edward Bowker,   b. 15 Mar 1937   d. 15 Nov 2012 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 21 Feb 1908 - Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 26 Aug 1935 - Lusaka, Zambia Death - Cause: Missing in Action over the Middle East. - 14 Apr 1942 - Mediteranean Sea  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  St Andrew's College Register 1855-1959: Page 285 Entry 3078 Miles Brunette BOWKER bro. of no. 2703; Left April 1926; b. 21.2.1908; Upper. Form IV-U.C. Cpl C.C. J.C. Feb 1923. Mat. Feb 1926; Farmer, Cathcart 1926-1931; Rhod. Aviation Co. Ltd; Prof. pilot's licence 1936; Rhod. and Nyasaland Airways Ltd; farmer in the Union; F/Lieut. R.A.F.; missing in M.E. 14th April 1942. He was a Rhodesian citizen who served in the Royal Air Force as a Flight Sergeant No. 1577716. He was lost at sea on a reconnaissance flight near Libya. Column 247 Alamein War Memorial, Libya DEATH NOTICE: Name of Deceased: Miles Brunette BOWKER Place of Birth and Nationality: Cape Province Union National Names of Parents of the Deceased: Father: Meyrick Brabbin BOWKER (dead) 'Dunskye', Cathcart, Cape Province Mother: Edith Brunette BOWKER born SMITH (dead) 'Dunskye', Cathcart, Cape Province Age of Deceased: 34 years 2 months Condition in Life: Farmer and Flight Lieutenant Married Name of Surviving Spouse: Vivienne Witham BOWKER (born HARVEY) The Laws of Northern Rhodesia governing the marriage Place of the last marriage: Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia 26th August 1935 Date of Death: (Officially pronounced) 14th April 1942 On Active Service: Middle East Usual place of residence: Farm 'Schoongesicht', District Cathcart, Cape, South Africa Names of Children and whether major or minor: Miles Edward BOWKER born 15 May 1937 Has the deceased left any movable property? Yes Has the deceased left any immovable property? Yes Is it estimated the estate exceeds £300 in value? Yes Has the deceased left a will? Yes Signed and dated at Halesowen, Cape Province: Vivienne BOWKER 29th July 1943 Went to St Andrew's College. Farmed at Dunskye, Cathcart. Was a pilot in the Rhodesian & Nyasaland Airways. Served in the R.A.F. in the Second World War. Was lost at sea on a reconnaissance flight near Libya. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91C-K5GQ (Reliability: 3). [S5018] Jervois, Wiliam.