LEST WE FORGET
Corporal Christopher Hogdson BOWKER
Service No: 10998
Born: Beech Forest VIC, 12 June 1908
Enlisted in the RAAF: 15 July 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: 27 November 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 1 Reserve Pool
Died: Illness, 16 October 1947, Aged 39 Years
Buried: Hamilton Public Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Husband of Doreen M. Bowker, of Port Fairy
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Corporal Bowker does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises that his death is the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 10998