Captain
2nd Battalion
The Mercian Regiment
British Army
He was deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Capt Bowers, on his third deployment to Afghanistan, was attached to 2nd Battalion The Rifles. He commanded a small team responsible for the training and development of the Afghan National Army based in Forward Operating Base Ouellette, in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province. He was killed in the blast from an improvised explosive device while leading a patrol.
Aged 24, he was born in Wolverhampton. After studying at The Old Swinford Hospital and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he commissioned into 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in April 2007. After successfully passing the Platoon Commanders' Battle Course, he joined his regiment in Afghanistan in 2007 where his actions during a complex insurgent ambush resulted in him being "Mentioned in Dispatches". Upon return from Afghanistan he deployed on exercises in Jamaica and later to Kenya, as a Fire Support Group Commander after qualifying as a Machine Gun Specialist. He was described as a gifted officer who excelled in the field and was well-respected by his men and the Afghan soldiers he advised. Comrades will remember him as a larger than life character, with an infectious smile and keen sense of humour.
Capt Bowers leaves behind his beloved wife Victoria, and his month-old son Hugo, parents Patrick and Jane, and sister Juliet, along with other relatives and friends. The family said, "Rupert was a kind, caring and thoughtful man who was selfless in his actions as a brave courageous soldier. He was a devoted husband, son and father who leaves a wife that is proud to have known him and a sister and parents whose grief is immeasurable. He will be sorely missed and always in our thoughts."
Funeral with full military honours was held on April 14, 2012 at St Bartholomew's Church, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire.
*Thanks to Jenny Wren for the grave photo
2nd Battalion
The Mercian Regiment
British Army
He was deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Capt Bowers, on his third deployment to Afghanistan, was attached to 2nd Battalion The Rifles. He commanded a small team responsible for the training and development of the Afghan National Army based in Forward Operating Base Ouellette, in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province. He was killed in the blast from an improvised explosive device while leading a patrol.
Aged 24, he was born in Wolverhampton. After studying at The Old Swinford Hospital and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he commissioned into 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in April 2007. After successfully passing the Platoon Commanders' Battle Course, he joined his regiment in Afghanistan in 2007 where his actions during a complex insurgent ambush resulted in him being "Mentioned in Dispatches". Upon return from Afghanistan he deployed on exercises in Jamaica and later to Kenya, as a Fire Support Group Commander after qualifying as a Machine Gun Specialist. He was described as a gifted officer who excelled in the field and was well-respected by his men and the Afghan soldiers he advised. Comrades will remember him as a larger than life character, with an infectious smile and keen sense of humour.
Capt Bowers leaves behind his beloved wife Victoria, and his month-old son Hugo, parents Patrick and Jane, and sister Juliet, along with other relatives and friends. The family said, "Rupert was a kind, caring and thoughtful man who was selfless in his actions as a brave courageous soldier. He was a devoted husband, son and father who leaves a wife that is proud to have known him and a sister and parents whose grief is immeasurable. He will be sorely missed and always in our thoughts."
Funeral with full military honours was held on April 14, 2012 at St Bartholomew's Church, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire.
*Thanks to Jenny Wren for the grave photo
Captain
2nd Battalion
The Mercian Regiment
British Army
He was deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Capt Bowers, on his third deployment to Afghanistan, was attached to 2nd Battalion The Rifles. He commanded a small team responsible for the training and development of the Afghan National Army based in Forward Operating Base Ouellette, in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province. He was killed in the blast from an improvised explosive device while leading a patrol.
Aged 24, he was born in Wolverhampton. After studying at The Old Swinford Hospital and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he commissioned into 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in April 2007. After successfully passing the Platoon Commanders' Battle Course, he joined his regiment in Afghanistan in 2007 where his actions during a complex insurgent ambush resulted in him being "Mentioned in Dispatches". Upon return from Afghanistan he deployed on exercises in Jamaica and later to Kenya, as a Fire Support Group Commander after qualifying as a Machine Gun Specialist. He was described as a gifted officer who excelled in the field and was well-respected by his men and the Afghan soldiers he advised. Comrades will remember him as a larger than life character, with an infectious smile and keen sense of humour.
Capt Bowers leaves behind his beloved wife Victoria, and his month-old son Hugo, parents Patrick and Jane, and sister Juliet, along with other relatives and friends. The family said, "Rupert was a kind, caring and thoughtful man who was selfless in his actions as a brave courageous soldier. He was a devoted husband, son and father who leaves a wife that is proud to have known him and a sister and parents whose grief is immeasurable. He will be sorely missed and always in our thoughts."
Funeral with full military honours was held on April 14, 2012 at St Bartholomew's Church, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire.
*Thanks to Jenny Wren for the grave photo
2nd Battalion
The Mercian Regiment
British Army
He was deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Capt Bowers, on his third deployment to Afghanistan, was attached to 2nd Battalion The Rifles. He commanded a small team responsible for the training and development of the Afghan National Army based in Forward Operating Base Ouellette, in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province. He was killed in the blast from an improvised explosive device while leading a patrol.
Aged 24, he was born in Wolverhampton. After studying at The Old Swinford Hospital and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he commissioned into 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in April 2007. After successfully passing the Platoon Commanders' Battle Course, he joined his regiment in Afghanistan in 2007 where his actions during a complex insurgent ambush resulted in him being "Mentioned in Dispatches". Upon return from Afghanistan he deployed on exercises in Jamaica and later to Kenya, as a Fire Support Group Commander after qualifying as a Machine Gun Specialist. He was described as a gifted officer who excelled in the field and was well-respected by his men and the Afghan soldiers he advised. Comrades will remember him as a larger than life character, with an infectious smile and keen sense of humour.
Capt Bowers leaves behind his beloved wife Victoria, and his month-old son Hugo, parents Patrick and Jane, and sister Juliet, along with other relatives and friends. The family said, "Rupert was a kind, caring and thoughtful man who was selfless in his actions as a brave courageous soldier. He was a devoted husband, son and father who leaves a wife that is proud to have known him and a sister and parents whose grief is immeasurable. He will be sorely missed and always in our thoughts."
Funeral with full military honours was held on April 14, 2012 at St Bartholomew's Church, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire.
*Thanks to Jenny Wren for the grave photo
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