Ref ID: 6748
Name
Bowie Anderson.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Private Bowie Anderson.
Life Story
Name: Bowie Anderson.
Service Number: 7257.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: 8th March 1880, Belfast.
Died: 17th November 1914.
Address: 3 Paris Street, Belfast
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Bowie Anderson, son of James and Margaret Anderson, lived with his wife and children at 3 Paris Street, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has Bowie living at 8 Winchester Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, brother James, 22 years, wife, occupation, Winder Factory Hand, two nieces, Maggie, 19 years, Stitcher, Annie, 15 years, Stitcher. Bowies occupation at this time is given as Iron Turner.
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The 1911 Ireland Census has Bowie living at 13 Tennent Street, Shankill, Belfast with his wife, two sons, Albert, 9 years, David, 3 years, and daughter Margaret, 5 years
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Bowie had married Elizabeth Anderson, Nee Brownlee, on the 24th December 1900 within Saint Annes Church, Church Of Ireland, Belfast.
They went on to have five children, their names and dates of births are as follows, Edward Albert born 8thMay 1901, Margaret born 28th January 1906, David born 10th July 1908, Elizabeth born4th June 1911, John Bowie born 24th November 1914.
Sadly his son and namesake John Bowie born 24th November 1914, must never had the opportunity of meet his father.
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Bowie signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day within Boundary Street Mission Hall, Shankill Road, Belfast
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Bowie joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 23rd August 1914.
Bowie was a Private in 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he Died Of Wounds at Armentieres, France on the 17th November 1914 aged 34 years
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A local newspaper states.
Information has been received by Mrs Elizabeth Anderson, 3 Paris Street, Belfast, that her husband, Private Bowie Anderson, 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died of wounds at Armentieres on the 17th ult. Deceased mother lives at 35 Matchett Street
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Bowies Soldiers Effects were left to his widow.
A Pension Application Form shows his widow as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his widow as claimant.
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Bowie received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
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He is Remembered at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
1914
Classification
Newspaper, , Photograph - Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Weekly Telegraph
