BOWDEN, SIDNEY GEORGE, Corpl., No. 05849, Army Ordnance Corps, s. of John James Bowden, by his wife, Louisa Ann, dau. of Philip Wotton; b. Newton Abbot, co. Devon, 13 Oct. 1885; educ. there was a Clay Miner; enlisted in April, 1915; served with the Salonika Army from 13 Oct. following, and was accidentally drowned at Salonika while on active service 14 July, 1918. Buried in the Cemetery, Salonika. He m. at Wolbro Church, Newton Abbot, 18 June, 1904, Daisy (13, Vale Road, Decoy, Newton Abbot), dau. of Frederick George Sampson, and had five children: Fred, b. 14 May, 1905; Percy, b. 23 June, 1909; Ronald, b. 27 Aug. 1911; Dolly, b. 6 June, 1909, and Joyce, b. 1 Nov. 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beaver P G Staff Sergt 1268 Army Ordnance Corps

BEAVER, PERCIVAL GRANVILLE, Staff-Sergt., No. 1268, Army Ordnance Corps, s. of Charles Herbert Beaver, of Greenwich, S.E., by his wife, Charlotte Fleming, dau. of James Cole; b. Greenwich, S.E., 26 April, 1887; educ. Bellevue House there; was an Electrical Engineer; enlisted 7 Aug. 1916; served with the Salonika Army from Jan. 1917, and died at No. 80 General Hospital, Salonika, 30 Sept. 1918, from illness contracted while on active service. Buried in the Hortiach Cemetery, Salonika. A comrade wrote: “I can truthfully say he was the best-liked N.C.O. in the camp, and as a chum he was unsurpassable.” He m. at St. Silas Church, Waverley Park, S.E., 11 Nov. 1916, Doris Kathleen (114, Drakefell Road, New Cross, S.E.), dau. of William Geere; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5