BORN HULL 1896. ONLY SON OF ADA & FRED SOWDEN, OF 3 CONSTABLE BUILDINGS, ENGLISH STREET, HULL. SON OF A FISH MERCHANT. EDUCATED AT ST GEORGE ROAD SCHOOL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 2233 EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. DIED OF DYSENTERY, IN DAMASCAS, ON 13/10/1918, AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FATHER FREDERICK.
| Name | Fred Sowden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 13 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
| Enlistment Place | Central Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps, 18th Company |
| Battalion | (Cavalry) |
| Regimental Number | 95953 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 2233, 3/1St (E.R. Yorks Yeo.) |
First name:
FRED
Military Number:
95953
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/10/1918
Place died:
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Age:
21
