Biography:
Anthony Harvey Bowman was born 10 November 1891, the son of Anthony Nichol Bowman and Laura Phoebe Bowman of Carlisle.
He came to Winchester College from West Downs School in Winchester in September 1905 and was in B House, Moberly's. He was a House Prefect, a member of OTH VI and the Soccer XI and played golf for three years for the School. Anthony left Winchester in March 1910 and then entered his father's office and at the same time joined the 1st Cumberland Howitzer Battery.
He went with the battery to the Dardanelles in 1915 and was invalided home that summer with jaundice. He then determined to enter the Regular Army and was transferred to a battery of the RF., accompanying it to France early in 1916. His brigade was part of the Division which took over the front line between St Laurent Blangy and the south edge of Vimy Ridge, near Arras. Although no offensive was undertaken there were many raids, sniping and mining operations carried out.
Anthony died on 20 May 1916 of wounds received in action near Arras the day before. He is commemorated on a brass plaque in the former Chapel of West Downs School, now an Arts Centre within the University of Winchester.
Captain Bowman married Miss Prudence Bolton on 20 August 1914 and left a daughter.