b. 1923-Apr-16, Swift Current, SK
d. 1956-Jun-01, Empress, AB
There is just one grave here, but on the front of the headstone is also information for his brother Kenneth who is buried at 7-16-1, and on the back of the headstone is information for his brother Burley, who is buried in West Vancouver, BC.
1923-Apr-16: Gordon Napier Bowler was born to Ivan Napier Bowler & Susanna Jane McDonald at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. Saskatchewan Birth Register #4970.
1926-Jun-01: Canada Census with parents, brother Burley, and grandmother Minema McDonald in Ardath, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1931-Jun-01: Canada Census with parents and brother Burley at 31-21-1-W4, Bindloss, Alberta.
1956-Jun-01: Gordon drowned in the Red Deer River at Empress, Alberta, Canada. Alberta Death Register #005-349.
The Calgary Herald, June 2, 1956, Page 43, bottom centre
Empress Resident Drowns In River
EMPRESS - Gordon Bowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bowler, drowned in the Red Deer River near town Friday afternoon.
Son of the local CPR agent, his body was discovered in the water an hour after the boy had fallen in. Dr. A. W. McNeill applied emergency treatment for two hours before he was pronounced dead.
He is survived by his parents and a brother, Burley, of Alvin, B.C. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
SK Birth Registration Number: 4970
Last Name: BOWLER
First Name: GORDON NAPIER
Sex: M
Birth Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 1923 / 4 / 16
Place of Birth: SWIFT CURRENT
Mother: SUSANNAH UNKNOWN
Father: IVAN NAPIER BOWLER
