To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Arthur Nelson Bowen

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1921/04/20 - Born Lancaster

1939/05/01 - Enlisted

Royal Norfolk Regiment

5th Battalion

 

Service

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 1941/10/30 - Sailed ‘Duchess of Athol’ from Liverpool in convoy CT.5 to Halifax

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1941/11/08 - Transferred to USS Mount Vernon

1941/11/10 - Sailed in Convoy William Sail 12X from Halifax to South Africa

1941/12/08 - Japan attacked Malaya

1941/12/30 - Mount Vernon left Kenya for Singapore in the DM1 Convoy.

1942/01/13 - Arrived Singapore and marched to Woodlands Camp near Naval Base

1942/01/16 - 5th Norfolk Regiment were attached to 11th Indian Division and transported to the Ayer Hitam area in Malaya

1942/01/25 - Retreat to Singapore

1942/02/15 - Captured

 

Japanese PoW

PoW Number 713

PoW at Changi

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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New PoW Number 2184

 

Post War

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Photo by Richard Brown

Arthur at the NFFWRA (National FEPOW Fellowship Welfare Remembrance Association) reunion in Lytham St.Annes in April 2013.

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Photo by Richard Brown

Arthur is in the wheelchair.

 

Died

2015/06/05

 

Obituary

Lancaster Guardian on 5th June 2015

BOWEN Peacefully in Hospital on Tuesday 19th May 2015 surrounded by his family. Arthur Nelson aged 94 years much loved husband of the late Kathleen Bowen, a much loved father of Michael, Susan, Christine and the late Geoffrey and a beloved grandfather and great grandfather. The funeral Service took place at Lancaster Priory on Wednesday 10th June at 11.30am followed by committal at Lancaster and Morecambe Crematorium at 12.30pm.

 

Information

KEW:- WO 392/23, WO 345/6, WO 361/1946, WO 367/2, WO 361/2176, WO 361/2025, WO 361/2229

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