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James Alexander Bowren

In memory of:

Private James Alexander Bowren

October 6, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1031056

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

April 15, 1880
Nova Scotia

Son of Robert and Sarah Bowren; husband of Laura E. Bowren, of Allston, Massachusetts. Born at Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 372 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

LXVII. H. 34.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 683 of 934

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 683 of 934

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