Bowles Ronald Pte 14565901
Personnel Entry
Name Bowles Ronald
Army number 14565901
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Yorkshire 1924/25.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the General Service Corps, date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training at a Preliminary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, and posted to the 10th Battalion The DLI. Served Normandy. Reported missing 22/6/1944. Now known to have DIED of WOUNDS 22/6/1944 with 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry - Auth: 104.91 Serial 620.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Date not yet ascertained.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS 22-Jun-44. No known grave. Commemorated Panel 17, Column 1, Bayeux Memorial.
Home address Resident of Yorkshire. Son of John Edward and Lily Bowles of Malton, Yorkshire.
Source table 10DLI
DLI Roll of Honour in Durham Cathedral has his date of death listed as 11/6/1944, which appears to be incorrect. War Office casualty list shows only 6/44.
