Leonard George Bowtle (1914-1943)

Individual Events and Attributes

1943 war memorial Leonard George Bowtle

Occupation:
costs clerk³ ⁴
Birth:
31 May 1914
Chelmsford, Essex, England² ¹ ⁵ ³
1939 census and PoW record say born on 31st May 1914, birthday book says 24th March 1914
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 25)
9 Christy Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, England³
an unmarried costs clerk living with his parents Basil and Ethel. Born on 31st May 1914
Prisoner of War:
1942 (age 27-28)
Singapore⁴
private S/13033843 29 CMTD RASC of 48 Mildmay Road Chelmsford. Son of Basil Benjamin and Ethel Emil Bowtle of 9 Chrisy Avenue Chelmsford who was a costs clerk prior to enlistment
Death:
1 Mar 1943 (age 27)
Burma Railway, Burma⁶ ¹ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
War Memorial:
Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand⁹
private S/13033843 serving in the Royal Army Service Corps died 1st March 1943, son of Basil Benjamin and Ethel Emily Bowtle of Chelmsford Essex

2.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1914 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1327. Cit. Date: 30 June 2018.

3.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1492E page:13 line:3 letter code:DBPI. Cit. Date: 30 June 2018.

4.: FindMyPast Prisoners of War 1715-1945 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Cit. Date: 30 June 2018.

5.: Helen Caroline Oakley, Birthday Book of Helen Caroline Oakley dated 17th June 1886 Wethersfield. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

6.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Army Deaths 1943 volume:12 page:35.

7.: Andrew Bowtle personal communication. visit to Harold. Cit. Date: 5 May 2003.

8.: Ancestry UK Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

9.: Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Thailand Chungkai War cemetery grave ref:12.D.12. Cit. Date: 30 June 2018.