Sergeant Frederick Bowler

Army Number : 7055

Battalion : 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Derby; Son of Thomas and Clara Bowler of 20, Virginia Street, Sneinton, Nottingham. Husband of Mrs Lizzie Kent (Formerly Bowler), of The Queens Arms, Queens Street, Old Basford, Nottingham. He was a labourer prior to enlisting at Nottingham 22nd August 1901.

He served in Hong Kong from 24th January 1903 to 6th December 1904, Strait Settlements, 7th December 1904 to 11th December 1906 and India 12th December 1906 to 3rd November 1909.

He went to France 4th November 1914. He was awarded the D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal) London Gazette 30th June 1915: “For conspicuous ability and zeal during the whole period his battalion has been on active service”. He was promoted Sergeant 9th August 1915 and was wounded in action 31st August 1915. He was killed in action, 16th September 1916, aged 33, during the attack near Guillemont, France during the Battle of the Somme

Buried : Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France. Plot 7. Row J. Grave 7.

Sergeant Bowler is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
St. George with St. John the Baptist Church War Memorial, Meadows, Nottingham.
St. Faith’s  Church War Memorial, ( St Saviours Church) Meadows, Nottingham.
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.