Lt Leslie Bowler and Home Guard Lewis Gun Detachment WWII.
courtesy of Joe Cowley.
Front row L to R: Herbie Smith, Lt Bowler, Fred Wilkinson
Back row L to R: Wilkie Wilkinson |(not related to Fred), Albert Tyrell
Leslie Bowler had the substantive rank of Captain on retiring from the regular Army in the 1920s. In WWII he was a Sergeant in the Home Guard but was promoted to Lieutenant when the Deddington Platoon Commander was promoted.
Front row L to R: Herbie Smith, Lt Bowler, Fred Wilkinson
Back row L to R: Wilkie Wilkinson |(not related to Fred), Albert Tyrell
Leslie Bowler had the substantive rank of Captain on retiring from the regular Army in the 1920s. In WWII he was a Sergeant in the Home Guard but was promoted to Lieutenant when the Deddington Platoon Commander was promoted.