Captain Francis Stephen Bowring

Date of Birth | c.1878 |
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Age at Death | 37 |
Date of Death | 22 November 1915 |
Service Number | |
Military Service | 22nd Punjabis |
Merton Address | 19 Crescent Road, Wimbledon |
Local Memorial |
Additional Information
Captain Francis Stephen Bowring, of the 22nd Punjabis, was the son of the late Lewin Bentham Bowring, C.S.I, of Torquay, . He served through the South African Campaign, being awarded the Queen's medal with three clasps and the King's medal with two clasps; and in 1908 he took part in the Mohmand operations, North-West Frontier of India, where he received the medal with clasp.
He was killed at the Battle of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia between 22 and 24 November 1915 aged 37. He left a widow, Helen.
He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.