| Bowen | Charles Otway Cole | | Captain | Awarded DSO, LG 27 Sep 1901. MiD by French 2 Feb 1900; Roberts 4 Sep 1901. QSA (6) sent 10 Jul 1903. KSA sent 6 Jun 1903.
QSA (6) RoK Paard Drief Joh DH Belf. KSA
TNA ref 160/26; 315/77
Medals extant | Royal Engineers, Field Troop, 1st |
| Bowen | Charles Otway Cole | | Captain | BOWEN, CHARLES OTWAY COLE, Captain, was born 30 August 1867. He entered the Royal Engineers 17 February 1888, becoming Lieutenant 17 February 1891, and Captain 17 February 1899. Captain Bowen served in the South African War, 1899-1902, being present at the Relief of Kimberley; at the operations in the Orange Free State, including operations at Paardeberg and action at Driefontein; operations in the Transvaal, including actions near Johannesburg and Diamond Hill; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, including action at Belfast; operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, including action at Colesberg; operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 4 May 1900, and 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Charles Otway Cole Bowen, Captain, Royal Engineers. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and presented by the GOC, Transvaal and Orange Free State, 2 September 1902. He was promoted to Major 1 October 1906, and died at King's Hill, near Harrismith, Orange River Colony, 18 March, 1910. An obituary notice of Major Bowen appeared in the 'Times' of 24 March, 1910.
DSO, QSA (6) RofK Paard Drief Joh D-H Belf (Capt RE), KSA (2) (Capt RE). Lovell 1978 £315. Peter Ireland 1992 £895.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Engineers |
| Bowen | D | 5354 | Private | Wounded. Belmont, 23 November 1899
3rd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Grenadier Guards |
| Bowen | D | 2140 | Sapper | 8th Company RMRE (M). Discharged.
QSA (3) CC OFS SA01
TNA ref 161/58; 161/74 | Royal Engineers, Volunteers, Royal Monmouthshire |
| Bowen | D | | | 3rd battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Grenadier Guards |
| Bowen | D | 50B/1922 | Sergeant | Frontier Wars. SAGS (0) | (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment |
| Bowen | D J | | | Source: WO100/280 | Cradock TG |
| Bowen | E | 2552 | 2nd Corporal | Special Service Company.
QSA (5) CC OFS Tr SA01 SA02
TNA ref 161/69; 161/74 | Royal Engineers, Volunteers, Royal Monmouthshire |
| Bowen | E | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South Staffordshire Regiment |
| Bowen | E | | Trooper | Natal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Natal Mounted Rifles |
| Bowen | E | 4679 | Private | 2nd Btn. Killed at Potgieter's Drift. 7 Feb 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 189 line 56 | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Bowen | E | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's Own) Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Bowen | E | 4679 | Private | QSA (2)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Talana from the Talana book | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Bowen | E | | | Source: WO100/279 | Natal Government Railways |
| Bowen | E | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 86th Battery, RFA |
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