BORN HULL 1890. SON OF ALBERT ABBOTT LOWTHER & EMMA THROSSEL, AT 4, SEWARD STREET, HEDON ROAD & 22, SOVEREIGN PLACE, WILLIAM STREET, HULL. A RAILWAY CHECKER. ENLISTED IN LONDON, ON 03/09/1915. JOINED THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS (RAILWAYS). TRANSFERRED TO THE NOTTS AND DERBY REGIMENT, ON 15/10/1917. SERVED IN FRANCE. GRANTED HOME LEAVE FROM 20/12/17 TO 03/01/1918, MARRIED ELMA MITCHELL ON 20/12/1917. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/04/1918, AGED 27. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ELMA, WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED TO FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS.
| Name | William Lowther |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 25 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | London |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 16th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 72610 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 16242, R.A.S.C. |
First name:
WILLIAM
Military Number:
72610
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/04/1918
Place died:
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
27
22, SOVEREIGN PLACE, WILLIAM STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
