BORN DALMANY, SCOTLAND, 1887. SON OF MRS LOWSON, OF WELTON. WORKED AS A HULL BARMEN, LIVING AT THE QUEEN STREET, HOTEL (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. SERVING AS GUNNER, 140, 2ND HULL HEAVY BATTERY, AND MOVING TO THE 124TH BATTERY, RGA.
HE HAD BEEN IN FRANCE FOR SIXTEEN MONTHS, WITHOUT LEAVE. KILLED IN ACTION ON 29/09/1917, AGED 30. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOW BERNICE E. LOWSON, WHO MOVED TO BUTTERWICK ROAD, MESSINGHAM, GAINSBOROUGH, LINCS. HE IS BURIED AT THE HUTS CEMETERY, YPRES, BELGIUM.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 09/10/1917.
| Name | George William Lowson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire |
| Death Date | 29 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Regimental Number | 290717 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 140, 2Nd Hull Hvy. Bty., R.G.A. |
First name:
GEORGE WILLIAM
Military Number:
290717
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
29/09/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
30
QUEEN STREET HOTEL, QUEEN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
