RAYMOND JOHN BOWMAN

From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG”: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730

As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570

Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.

Born: 1924, Wandsworth, London.

Died: 12th June 1943; age: 19; at Greenwich Royal Infirmary – Fractured Skull – accidental fall from roof-light at night.

Residence: ‘The Gables’, Westerfield, Suffolk.

Rank: Midshipman.

Regiment: Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. ‘Ramillies.’

Grave Reference:

St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard,

Westerfield,

Suffolk.

Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Clement & Florence Gertrude Bowman, of Westerfield, Suffolk.

Father: Clement Bowman, born 1880, Ipswich – died August 1935, Ipswich, at Heathlands, Ipswich, of Graham Lodge, Graham Avenue, Ipswich. A Baker and Confectioner – own account.

Mother: Florence Gertrude Bowman (nee Britton), born January 1895, Dartford, Kent. A Pastry Cook.

Raymond was educated at Ipswich School – left the school in January 1943.

ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939

Raymond was living with his widowed mother and maternal grandparents, and a guest at their family home – Anmond, Kingsfield Avenue, Ipswich.

Florence, a Pastry Cook.

Henry Britton, a retired shoe and boot maker, born December 1866, Dartford.

Winifred Mary Britton (nee Hawes), a retired midwife nurse, born Dartford.

Kathleen Myra Harriett Savage, an Insurance Clerk, born July 1900, Great Blakenham, Suffolk.

1 domestic servant.

Probate to Florence Gertrude Bowman – mother.

Raymond is also remembered on the Ipswich School Chapel war memorial and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Westerfield, Suffolk.