James Albert Bowker^[1]

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	James Albert Bowker
  Birth	12 Mar 1921  [2]
  Baptism	23 Jan 1922	Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
  		Bowker, James Albert baptism 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-1942-23578-70759-11?cc=1468076 : accessed 22 February 2015), South Africa > Orange Free State > Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein Cathedral, St Andrew and St Michael > Baptisms 1908-1929 > image 25 of 99; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. Keywords: Baptism
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Death	26 Jul 1944	65 British General Hospital, Florence, Italy
  Burial	Naples War Cemetery, Naples, italy
  Person ID	I1903	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

  
  

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  Baptism - 23 Jan 1922 - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Death - 26 Jul 1944 - 65 British General Hospital, Florence, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a Tank Commander. Extract from 'The Bowkers of Tharfield' by Ivan Mitford-Barberton: Corporal S.S.B. Tank crew commander 6th S.A Armoured Division. Received shell wound in the head while in action outside Florence, Italy and died in the 65 British General Hospital.

  
  

• 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 ).