Biography: Bowen, Walter Godfrey

Godfrey Bowen on his return from the Soviet Union, 1963, where he was made a Hero of Socialist Labour.

Considered an expert at shearing technique, Godfrey Bowen made demonstration tours of Australia, Britain, France, the United States, South America and the Soviet Union.

Using this item

Reference: EP/1963/2530

How to cite this page

Ron Palenski. 'Bowen, Walter Godfrey', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3486/godfrey-bowen-on-his-return-from-the-soviet-union-1963-where-he-was-made-a-hero-of (accessed 4 June 2026).