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Rank : Private

Army Number : 30243

Unit : 1/5th Bn

Biography :

Home address given as Quorn, Leicestershire. Enlisted at Loughborough, Leicestershire. Served with 1/5th Bn in World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 29.9.1918, aged 33. He is buried at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Albert married an Elizabeth Chapman and they lived in Quorn. They had a son called Reginald born 1911.

See also Bowler, Percy, brother of this man.

Further information from the Quorn Village On-line Museum: https://www.quornmuseum.com/display.php?id=2332

CWGC:

BOWLER, ALBERT HENRY
Rank: Private
Service No: 30243
Date of Death: 29/09/1918
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.
Grave Reference: V. C. 15/24.CemeteryBUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Additional Information:

Husband of Elizabeth Bowler, of 2, Church Lane, Quorn.

Some information from the Mountsorrel in the Great War Project.

Date of Birth : 1885

Place of Birth : Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 29.9.1918

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Quarryman

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France