View source for Bowers James REME Captain 173891

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|Surname and forenames=Bowers James
|Army number=173891
|Rank=W/S Captain
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=
|Unit=Commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a Lt 3/3/1941 (gazetted 13/5/1941).  Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a Lieutenant 1/10/1942 (gazetted 24/11/1942).  Posted to 70 Brigade Workshops 24/3/1943.  Posted to 100 Company, REME 2/11/1943.  Posted to T.A.R.O. - date not yet known.  Ceases to have a T.A.R.O. commitment 1/6/1957 - retained honorary rank of Captain.
|Company/Battery=70 Brigade Workshops.
|Task or role=E.M.E. (and possibly Second in Command).
|Promotions=From Emergency Commission to be Lieutenant 28/8/1947, retaining seniority (gazetted 6/2/1948).  From Active List to be Lieutenant 22/11/1950 (gazetted 29/6/1951) retaining seniority and the honorary rank of Captain.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=No family information as yet.
}}


The common nature of this man's name hindered the identification of him from genealogical records - family help would be most welcome.