BORN HULL 1886. SON OF HENRY J. BOWES (1861-1931) & MARY JANE WALLER (1863-1944), OF 12 MORRILL STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, FRANK AND TWO SISTERS. MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1914. HIS WIFE, MARY BOWES (CASS) LIVED AT 12 EGLINGTON STREET, INGS ROAD, HULL
ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 3RD TYNESIDE IRISH. DIED OF PNEUMONIA, ON 12/05/1917, AGED 31. HE LEFT £1,122 IN HIS WILL TO HIS WIDOW, MARY, AT THIS WAR PENSION & PROBATE ADDRESS. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE SUTTON VILLAGE MEMORIAL, HULL.
HIS BROTHER, FRANK BOWES, 12/600, 12TH SHEFFIELD PALS, WAS KILLED ON, 01/07/1916, AGED 25.
| Name | Robert Henry Nicholson Bowes |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 12 May 1917 |
| Death Place | St, Hilaire Cemetery, Frevent, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, 1886 |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 26th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 35472 |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 50325, West Yorks Regt. |
First name:
ROBERT HENRY NICHOLSON
Military Number:
35742
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/05/1917
Place died:
St, Hilaire Cemetery, Frevent, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
31
