BORN HULL 1892. KNOWN AS HAROLD. THIRD SON OF JOHN WILLIAM LOWTHER AND ESTHER MARY ANN ELIZABETH GILL, OF 47 NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL AND 6, CLAREMONT AVENEUE, NICHOLSON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. A FORMER FRENCH POLISHER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, WITH THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILERY. HE WAS WOUNDED ON 21/07/1916 & DIED OF WOUNDS ON 27/08/1916, AGED 24. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 09/04/1919. BURIED AT ETAPLES CEMETERY, FRANCE.
HE WAS UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER, ESTHER. HE IS BURIED AT ETAPLES MILITARY HOSPITAL, FRANCE.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON NICHOLSON STREET/TUNIS STREET/EXCHANGE STREET’S ROLL OF HONOUR. (HDM 19/10/1916)
ALSO INCSRIBED ON THE STONE PILLAR MEMORIAL AT ST MARYS CHURCH, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL.
NOTE LOWTHER’ S LIVING AT 11 ARNON VILLAS; 152 SCULCOATES LANE; 10 STEPNEY GROVE, FLEET STREET, HULL.
