BOWELL Archibald Gordon Edward

  • First Name(s):
    Archibald 
    Gordon 
    Edward 
  • Surname:
    BOWELL
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Leicestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
  • Date of Death:
    14th July 1916
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles William and Charlotte E Bowell, of Leighwood, London Road, Leicester

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BOWELL Archibald Gordon Edward Is Named On These Memorials

Hanley Castle Grammar School now Hanley Castle High School WW1 Memorial

Further Information About BOWELL Archibald Gordon Edward

2nd Lieutenant Bowell had previously served in the 9th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment. He had been posted to France on 30th September 1915 and was consequently awarded the 1915 Star, as well as the British War and Victory medals.

Archibald Bowell has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by Mick Wilks.