BOWER, Roland Capel ^{4 5 6}

  Baptism Notes:

He was baptized in St. James Anglican Church by Curate A. Spencer. The witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Chas H. Bower.

  Facts and details for Roland Capel Bower:

• He lived in Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada from 1881 to 1891. ^{8 9}

• He worked as a school teacher in 1901 in Brandon, Westman, Manitoba, Canada. ¹⁰ Living with his uncle William Capell.

• He lived in Brandon, Westman, Manitoba, Canada in 1901. ¹⁰ Living with his uncle William Capell.

• He served in the military seargeant in 1905 and enlisted in Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. ¹¹

• He lived in Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, Utah, United States on 25 Jan 1905. ¹¹

• He lived in Hammond, Clatsop, Oregon, United States in 1909. ¹²

• He lived at Fort Stevens Military Reservation in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States in 1910. ¹³ He would have been in the military at this point, however his US military records begin with his service in WWI.

• He lived in Fort Apache, Navajo, Arizona, United States on 19 Jul 1910. ¹⁴

• He lived in Manila, , Manila, Philippines in 1913. ¹⁵ This would have been a military posting. The birth announcement in the Kemptville Advance for his son Harvey shows that his family was with him in Manila. It is unclear exactly when he was posted, however he would have been there after the final battle on 15 June 1913, and possibly for some of the uprisings and revolts that took place after the end of the war with the Philippines on 4 July 1902.

History of Philippine-American War:
Fighting erupted between U.S. and Filipino revolutionary forces on 4 February 1899, and quickly escalated into the 1899 Battle of Manila. On 2 June 2 1899, the First Philippine Republic officially declared war against the United States. The war officially ended on 4 July 1902. However, members of the Katipunan society continued to battle the American forces. Among them was General Macario Sacay, a veteran Katipunan member who assumed the presidency of the proclaimed Tagalog Republic, formed in 1902 after the capture of President Aguinaldo. Other groups, including the Moro people and Pulahanes, continued hostilities until their defeat at the Battle of Bud Bagsak on 15 June 15 1913.

• He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1915. ¹⁶

• He served in the military and enlisted at Ft. William, Maine for service in WWI on 4 Feb 1915. ^{16 17} He was already in the US military at the rank of Sergeant when he enlisted. During WWI he served in the Quartermaster Corps. On 26 Aug 1917, he was discharged at Boston, MA in order to accept a commission. His commission was at the rank of Captain, and then on 4 Sep 1918 he was promoted to Major. He was discharged at Fort H. G. Wright in New York on 14 Sep 1920.

On 2 Jul 1942, he enlisted again to fight in WWII. He was given the rank of Lt. Col. in the US Army.

• He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 3 Apr 1916 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. ¹⁸

• He was discharged from the military to accept his commission on 27 Aug 1917. ¹⁹ He was commission at the rank of Captain.

• He was promoted to the rank of Major on 4 Sep 1918. ¹⁹

• He was discharged from the military at Fort H. G. Wright on 14 Sep 1920 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States. ²⁰

• He lived at Fort Hoyle in Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1930. ²¹

• He lived in Osborn, Greene, Ohio, United States in 1935. ²²

• He lived in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States in 1940. ²²

• He lived at 150 Devon Drive in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States in 1945. ²³

• He lived in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1952. ²⁴

• He was buried at the Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetry, Section P Site 1035 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States on 17 Feb 1955. ^{6 25}

Roland married Roma Adelia JONES, daughter of Raleigh JONES and Mary Isabelle OGILVIE, on 4 Mar 1905 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States.^{1 2 3} (Roma Adelia JONES was born on 8 Apr 1886 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States,^{23 26 27 28} died on 30 May 1977 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States ^{26 27 28} and was buried on 21 Jun 1977 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States ^{26 27 28}.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were married by Re. Charles B. Ramsdell. ²