ZULU WAR 1879 BOWREY. F. R. AWARDED V.C. RORKES DRIFT

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Hi Littlehand .
I think Bowrey was the signwriter :lol!: . And took a liberty or two !!!!. :lol!: :lol!: .
cheers 90th.

Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18

Quote :: I think Bowrey was the signwriter

From the website.

"There is no indication of where this board comes from. A number of the persons named enlisted in Melbourne and appeared to have been born or lived in inner suburbs such as Fitzroy, Collingwood and Brunswick. There is no obvious connection with Bendigo.!

In Remembrance And Esteem Of Our Members Who At All Times
And In All Places Served In The Forces For KING & EMPIRE

ZULU WAR 1879
BOWREY. F. R. AWARDED V.C. RORKES DRIFT

BOER WAR 1899-1901
BRAIN GEO. LEHMANN. O. G.
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GREAT WAR 1914-1918
BATES. VAL. McCLOSKEY. C.
BAKER. W. H. McCLOSKEY. H.
BATSON. W. J. McCLOSKEY. J. V.
BROOK. A. S. â McCLOSKEY. W. J.â
BURROWS. J. H. T. SMITH. ARCH.
CAUSON. E. A. SMITH. G. W.
CLELAND. W. â STOKES. L. W.
MARTIN. F. C. â TAYLOR. T.
PROSSER. C. WELSH. J. C.
YOUNG. J. T.
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WORLD WAR 1939-1945

BRYCE. T. A. â
BETTS. W. E. McCLOSKEY. K. J.
GOOLD. E. L. McCLOSKEY. W. M.
HUME. L. A. SMITH. F. W.
HUNTER. J. A. VALLE. N. J. T.
MORRIS. J. J. WILSON. F. A.

============= â KILLED ON SERVICE =============

Note: "No Australian Colony participated in the Zulu War. No person of the name of Bowrey has ever been awarded the Victoria Cross and there is no record of any Bowrey being present at the battle of Rorkes Drift in 1879."

Posts : 1603 Join date : 2009-09-21

Can it be confirmed if a F.R. Bowery did take part in the Zulu War. We know he wasn't awarded a VC.

Posts : 3379 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Dave

I am unable to locate him on any Medal Roll Idea

This from a web search. But i'm unable to find him. Maybe someone else will have some luck.

"Boer War Queries [Archive] - Family History UK Community Forums97 posts - 37 authors - Last post: 21 Aug 2010
Frederick James Bowery would have been 17-21 during the Boer War, .... I know his name is on the Anglo-Zulu war memorial that is in ...
www.forum.familyhistory.uk.com/archive/index.php?t-563"

Thanks for the interest in Bowery. 90th I don't think he was the signwriter. scratch

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 44

Found this chap on a Genealogy site > Boerwar Bowery, Frederick James 33319, Private 25th Coy., 7th Bn. I.Y.

Hi Littlehand.
Sorry mate , it was my lame attempt at humour . :lol!: :lol!: Rolling Eyes

. Due to the fact that there wasnt a Bowrey at R.D and he certainly was never awarded the V.C .
cheers 90th.

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