Hubert Newton Bourchier Bowker

1922 - 1967  (45 years)

• Name	Hubert Newton Bourchier Bowker  [1]
  Born	23 Aug 1922	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 Sep 1922	Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	farmer
  Died	10 Sep 1967  [2]
  Buried	Signal Kop farm cemetery, Carlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I578	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bourchier Bowker, Hon. Dr. LLB., M.P.,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 21 Jul 1964, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Gladys Elaine Hart,   b. 9 Nov 1884, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 16 Jan 1964, Settler's Hospital, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Constance Marion Currie,   b. 27 Apr 1927, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 11 Sep 2003  (Age 76 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1947	Grahamstown Church (St Andrew's), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  		Bowker, Hubert and Constance Currie - marriage Caption Note: "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23580-57318-39?cc=1468076 : accessed 29 Jun 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Albany, Grahamstown, St Andrew and St Mary > Marriages 1946-1955 > image 33 of 175; citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. Media Date: 20 DEC 1947 Keywords: Marriage
  Children	+ 1. Reginald Carisle Bourchier Bowker + 2. Marion Elizabeth Bowker,   b. 26 Jan 1952,   d. 14 Mar 2021  (Age 69 years)   3. Stephen Thomas Bourchier Bowker
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F12751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 23 Aug 1922 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 8 Sep 1922 - Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Married - 20 Dec 1947 - Grahamstown Church (St Andrew's), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Settler Photos » Slide Show	2 Settler Photos
  	Bowker, Hubert Newton Bourchier Keywords: Picture
  	Bowker, Thomas Bourchier and family Caption Note: from the left:Hubert, Tom, Cecily, Gladys and John. Media Date: 1939 Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  Hubert was a Flight Sergeant Gunner in the SAAF during WWII. He bailed out over the battlefield of El Alamein from his burning bomber during it's crash. He had just shot down a Messerschmidt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z8-19DQ (Reliability: 3). [S1581] Descendants of Thomas Philipps, Phil Nicholson, (Phil.Nicholson@multichoice.co.za). [S3797] SA Anglican Parish Registers 1801-2004, Cape Baptisms [LDS], (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-S9FH?i=74&cc=1468076 (Reliability: 3).