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Military service
Service number:
B/38309
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
October 6, 1906
Gateshead, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
April 7, 1941
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
L. 6.
Additional information
Son of James and Elizabeth Bowman.
Digital gallery of Private Albert Edward Bowman
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of Albert Edward Bowman
Albert Edward Bowman Photo from the Dr. Barnardo Ups and Downs Magazine December 1942 Issue Death announcement. -
Monument
The British Home Child was Killed in Action on August 19, 1942 at Dieppe. His grave is in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. Private Albert Edward Bowman -
Other
The British Home Child was Killed in Action on August 19, 1942 at Dieppe. His grave is in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. Private Albert Edward Bowman -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
Digital gallery of
Private Albert Edward Bowman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 59 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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