Born Hull, 1885. Son of John and Amelia Dowd.
Enlisted as Private, 6402, in the 1st York and Lancaster Regiment, on 7 Jan 1901, unti 7 Jan 1911. Then worked as a Labourer.
Married at Hull, on 14 Sep 1913. Husband of Mary Ellen Worsnop, at 13, Alexandra Terrace, Londesborough Street, Hull (army address) and 28 Waller Street, Hull (1921 Census)
Described as 5 foot, 9.5 inches tall, 150 lbs weight, 37.5 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England religion, tattoos on both arms.
Enlisted on 3 Sept 1914. Posted to France, on 28 Dec 1914. Served in the Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps. Returned to Engalnd on 17 June 1916 – Gunshot wounds to both eyes. Served for 4 years and 151 days. Discharged as disabled, on 1 Feb 1919.
Worked Training As Blacksmith on the Doisabled Soldier Scheme Beverley (1921 Census). living at 28 Waller Street, Hull. Died 28 Aug 1931.
