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Oct 20, 1892
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Born at Ottawa
Ontario
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Dec 10, 1915
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Received
Commission as Lieutenant in the GGFG (Governor General’s Foot Guard) in Ottawa
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Mar 15, 1916
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Officer’s
Declaration signed into the 154th Battalion at Cornwall Ontario
Ø Rank – Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs HW Bowie (mother) of 426 Queen St, Ottawa
Ontario
o Stated he was not married
Ø Previous occupation given as Bank Clerk
Ø Previous military experience given as GGFG
Ø Religion given as Anglican
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Mauretania at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion at East Sandling Camp
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Aug 7, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Aug 8, 1917
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Arrived at 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 16, 1917
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Attended the 2nd
training Battalion in the field on Course
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Aug 22, 1917
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Joined Battalion
from course
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Oct 28, 1917
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Proceeded on
Course
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Nov 26, 1917
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Rejoined
battalion from course
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Nov 27, 1917
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Granted 14 days
leave
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Dec 13, 1917
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Rejoined
battalion from leave
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Dec 15, 1917
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Accidentally
shot in the abdomen by Pte Leo Lepine when returning to the
front line trench from patrol. See the
incident reports below.
He was
initially treated by the Battalion Medical Officer
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Dec 16, 1917
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Admitted to #4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred same day to #42 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Jan 1, 1918
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Transferred via
AT 28 (Ambulance Transport)
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Jan 2, 1918
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Transferred to
No 24 General Hospital at Etaples
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Feb 6, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth
Posted to
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Feb 7, 1918
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Admitted to
Prince of Wales Hospital at Marylebone
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Apr 15, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and On Command to HQOMFC (Headquarters Overseas Military Force of Canada) pending
return to Canada
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Apr 16, 1918
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SOS (Struck Off
Strength) the establishment of the 21st Battalion
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May 6, 1918
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SOS the OMFC on
being invalided to Canada for further medical treatment
Embarked the
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle at Avonmouth
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May 15, 1918
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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May 19, 1918
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Admitted to the
Kingston General Hospital, Kingston Ontario
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May 20, 1918
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Transferred to
the Sir Sanford Fleming Hospital, Ottawa Ontario
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Jul 19, 1918
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Transferred to
the Fettercairn Convalescent Hospital, Chaffey’s Locks, Ontario
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Sep 4, 1918
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Transferred to
the Sir Sanford Fleming Hospital, Ottawa Ontario
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Jan 31, 1919
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Posted to the
Adj Staff, Dispersal Station “G” HQ
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Feb 1, 1919
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Granted leave
with subsistence
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Jul 21, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF
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Jul 3, 1922
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to Soldier Settlement Board, 384 McLaren St, Ottawa Ontario
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Oct 13, 1967
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Deceased at
Ottawa Ontario
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October 11, 1916
he stated that his father was Major HW Bowie, of the 51st Battalion CEF, at the
Bramshott Camp, England. A newspaper story
of May 23, 1918 states that his father was the Sergeant-at-Arms for the House of Commons
in Ottawa.
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Below are the statements provided to the inquiry into the accidental
shooting on December 15, 1917
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