1915 Star. Royal Navy electrician. Charles Edward Driver Bower. Bradford, Yorkshire. HMS Antrim. Flagship 3rd Cruiser Squadron.
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A 1915 star on replacement ribbon named to.
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Charles was born 18th June 1882 at Bradford in Yorkshire.
Joined the Navy 26th March 1906 . A electrician by occupation.
1911 a royal naval electrician living 115 Balmoral Rd, Gillingham.
Served aboard hms Antrim (a Devonshire class armoured cruiser)12th February 1912 until 16th December 1917 .
Hms Antrim was flagship 3rd cruiser squadron of 2nd fleet .
She served from beginning of war in patrols around shetlands and faeroe Islands capturing a German merchantman on 6th August 1914.
She was attacked unsuccessfully by u16 on 9th October 1914.
In 1916 she went out to patrol off archangel Russia.
He was demobbed 14th April 1919 .
1939 a taxi driver living 17 all saints Rd, bradford .
He died at Bradford 18th November 1947.
