Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Five: Corporal H. G. Bowell, South Staffordshire Regiment, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, severely wounded at Quaggafontein, 19 March 1902
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3994 Pte. H. Bowells [sic] 2nd. Bn. K.O. Sco: Bord:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (3994 Cpl. H. Bowell. Scottish Bdrs.) rank neatly re-engraved; 1914-15 Star (1280 Cpl. H. G. Bowell. S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1280 Cpl. H. G Bowell. S. Staff. R.) edge bruising to first two medals, nearly very fine and better

Pair: Private G. Bowell, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, killed in action on 23 July 1918
British War and Victory Medals (11210 Pte. G. Bowell. K.O. Sco. Bord.) good very fine (7) £280-320

H. J. Bowell was severely wounded at Quaggafontein on 19 March 1902.

George Bowell was born in India and attested for the King’s Own Scottish Borderers at Lichfield, Staffordshire. He served with the 7th/8th Battalion during the Great War, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 July 1918, and is buried in Buzancy Military Cemetery, Aisne, France.