Bowers, Harry George

Date of Birth	1861-08-29
Date of Death	1886-07-02
Age	25
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Notting Hill, Middlesex
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Drowned - Pulled under by anchor cable, buried at sea.

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Date of Entry	1877-08-29
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	101699
Discharged Date	1886-07-02
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1877-1886
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Myrmidon HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Anglican Old C of E
Section	DD NAVAL
Row	1 (7)
Grave Number	317
Grave Type	Memorial Only

Notes

Memorialised on the grave of Henry Dennis See also Record #100 Bryant & #101 Taylor

Sources

UK Archives ADM-188-118-101699 Shocking Accident onboard HMS Myrmidon Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 11 Aug 1886 p10 The Inquirer & Commerical News Perth 1 Dec 1886

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