Casualty of the Great War, Alfred was Master-Mercantile Marine, on S.S. "Enosis".He died,aged 54, going down with his ship-the only fatality of the incident.Enosis was on a voyage from Barry to Malta with a cargo of coal when sunk by the German submarine U-33 (Konrad Gansser) 150 miles ESE of Malta.
He was the son of Lieutenant Bowling, R.N.and the husband of Florence Bowling of "Magellan," Birchington, Kent.
His son,Second Lieutenant Victor MacDonald Bowling was killed, aged 18 whilst serving with the Royal Flying Corps;12th Sqdn.on 4th March 1917.
Interred HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION - Grave Reference: V. J. 1.
Father and son are commemorated on the Birchington War Memorial.
He was the son of Lieutenant Bowling, R.N.and the husband of Florence Bowling of "Magellan," Birchington, Kent.
His son,Second Lieutenant Victor MacDonald Bowling was killed, aged 18 whilst serving with the Royal Flying Corps;12th Sqdn.on 4th March 1917.
Interred HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION - Grave Reference: V. J. 1.
Father and son are commemorated on the Birchington War Memorial.
Casualty of the Great War, Alfred was Master-Mercantile Marine, on S.S. "Enosis".He died,aged 54, going down with his ship-the only fatality of the incident.Enosis was on a voyage from Barry to Malta with a cargo of coal when sunk by the German submarine U-33 (Konrad Gansser) 150 miles ESE of Malta.
He was the son of Lieutenant Bowling, R.N.and the husband of Florence Bowling of "Magellan," Birchington, Kent.
His son,Second Lieutenant Victor MacDonald Bowling was killed, aged 18 whilst serving with the Royal Flying Corps;12th Sqdn.on 4th March 1917.
Interred HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION - Grave Reference: V. J. 1.
Father and son are commemorated on the Birchington War Memorial.
He was the son of Lieutenant Bowling, R.N.and the husband of Florence Bowling of "Magellan," Birchington, Kent.
His son,Second Lieutenant Victor MacDonald Bowling was killed, aged 18 whilst serving with the Royal Flying Corps;12th Sqdn.on 4th March 1917.
Interred HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION - Grave Reference: V. J. 1.
Father and son are commemorated on the Birchington War Memorial.
Inscription
1914 - 1918
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE HONOUR OF TWELVE THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS WHO HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA
ENOSIS
LONDON
BOWLING A., MASTER
Gravesite Details
*WW1 Mercantile Marine Memorial (M. M. M.)
Pier 5 / Course 5 / Face G / Column B
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