He’s listed on the Field Intelligence Department’s King’s South Africa Medal Roll (Part of WO 100/354) as:
Regt. No: [blank]; Rank: Guide; Name: Bowley S.J; Clasps: South Africa 1901 & 1902;
Any other corps in which served in S.A: District Mounted Police ([AG2 No] 68/sa/479, 2/12/11 written above), followed by? Laingsburg & Prince Alberts DMT
Checking for above on Queen’s South Africa Medal Roll
QSA Roll Laingsburg District Mounted Troops (Part of WO100/283) medal only no clasps.
Issued 68/sa/5535; Rank: Tpr (trooper); Name: Bawley[sic] SJ followed by 68/sa/479, 2/12/11,
Then written across page very faint, “? SJ Bowley – illegible text- then possibly ag2/68/sa/479.
Remarks: Prince Albert DMT 37
QSA Roll Prince Albert District Mounted Troops (part of WO100/284) medal only no clasps.
Regt No: 37, Rank: Tpr; Name: Bowley S.J. followed by 68/sa/479, 2/12/11
Then written, “? SJ Bowley” – illegible text – then “also on roll of Laingsburg DMT”
You can download the above rolls as very large pdf files [free] by entering the above references at via the National Archives, Discovery catalogue at
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk > discovery > advance search.
His attestation papers for the Town Guards are in the UK National Archives, WO 126 Papers but are not online there.
You’ll find a transcript giving name, age, civilian trade, NoK, town[?], on Kevin Asplin’s “The Asplin Military History Resources” web site > Nominal Rolls > WO 126 Indexes etc., > Town Guards > A-Da (can’t post URL as a commercial medal website no hosts his pages).
You may be able to obtain a digital image via the site and advice as to where attestation for Field Intelligence Dept can be found, if they survive.