Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of John Arthur Bowley of Bath Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and the husband of Evelyn Maud Bowley. The 1901 census records, John A. Bowley, head of the family and a Police Constable, born 1858 in Gracedieu, Leicestershire, and his wife Annie, born 1850 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire. The children were Arthur E., a Corset Factory Stockroom Hand, born 1882 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, Mabel E., a Corset Factory Machinist, born 1884 in Hallaton, Leicestershire, Bernard, an Auxilliary Postman, born 1885 in Hallaton Leicestershire, Harriett, born 1887 in Hallaton, Leicestershire, Walter, born 1888 in Hallaton, Leicestershire, Frank, born 1889 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, Amy A., born 1890 in Billesdon, Leicestershire and Aleck E., born 1892 in Billesdon, Leicestershire. The family were residing at 15, Main Street, Great Bowden, Leics. The 1911 census records, Frank Bowley, single and a Domestic Servant residing at The Manor House, Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire.