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Private Ralph Edward Bowen

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-12-18
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Ellen Bowen (mother,) 286 Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Plumber
Address: 286 Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 799626
Highest Rank: Private (15th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-24 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: VIMY RIDGE

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1565513
LAC ID: 57253
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4
Service file: B0950-S026
Uploader's Notes: Son of Price and Ellen Bowen, of 286, Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-09