Tom Bownes
Service Number
134507
Military Unit
C Bty 34th Bde Royal Field Artillery
Date of birth
Date of Death
19 Oct 1918 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Elkesley
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
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Family History
Thomas Bowns was born in Elkesley, Notts in 1882. According to the census he had four siblings, George born 1871, John 1879, James 1884 and Harry born 1892, but all was not as it seems. Their mother, Hannah Bowns, over a period of three decades was recorded as single in each census. Each child had been born in Elkesley and by 1911, Thomas was the only one left living with his mother in Elkesley, working as a general labourer for the District Council.
Military History
Unknown
Extra Information
CWG additional information:- Son of Mrs H Bownes of 21,Worksop Rd, Elkesley, Retford, Notts
Buried in Caudry British Cemetery 2.F.2
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