Sergeant Walter Mitford Bowker^[1]

1917 - 1951  (34 years)

• Name	Walter Mitford Bowker
  Title	Sergeant
  Birth	1917	Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	Fitter & Turner & Electrical Engineer
  Death	24 Mar 1951	Reddersburg, Free State, South Africa
  	Cause: in a motor car accident
  		Bowker, Walter Mitford Keywords: Death Notice
  		Bowker, Walter Mitford (2) Keywords: Death Notice
  Person ID	I1901	master
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	George White Bowker,   b. 14 Jul 1883, Riebeck, Cape, South Africa
  Mother	Eugene Alberta Hewitt,   b. Est 1887, Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa
  Family ID	F219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eileen Hallier,   b. 18 Jul 1903, Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa d. Jun 1983 (Age 79 years)
  Married	1940  [3]
  Marriage	20 Jul 1940	Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Northern Transvaal, South Africa   [2]
  		Bowker, Walter Mitford to Eileen Josephine Hallier - marriage Caption Note: "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23578-34990-32?cc=1468076&wc=SFV7-B8X:44975801,52325201,60039601,50664501 : accessed 5 January 2015), South Africa > Transvaal > Pretoria, Roberts Heights > Marriages 1925-1955 > image 25 of 99; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. Media Date: 20 JUL 1940 Keywords: Marriage
  Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
  Family ID	F840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Howie Brown
  Divorce	30 Jun 1949
  Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
  Family ID	F37444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family 3	Ninon Estelle Frances Brett,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Transvaal, South Africa d. 9 Feb 1998, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1949	Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa   [4]
  		Bowker,WM_Brett_Marriage Caption Note: 16 August 1949 Durban Marriage of Walter Mitford Bowker and Ninon Estelle Frances von Solms, nee Brett Media Date: 16 AUG 1949 Keywords: Marriage
  Family ID	F36857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 1917 - Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa Marriage - 20 Jul 1940 - Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Northern Transvaal, South Africa Marriage - 16 Aug 1949 - Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Death - Cause: in a motor car accident - 24 Mar 1951 - Reddersburg, Free State, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a sergeant in the RAF in WW II

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Ivan and Raymond Mitford-Barberton, "The Bowkers of Tharfield", (Oxford University Press, Cape Town SA, 1952). [S505] Manning, Margaret - BOWKER Family Tree, www.manninghouse.co.uk, (email ). [S5018] Jervois, Wiliam. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), Natal Civil Marriages 1845-1955 image 2132.