We remember George Lowther

We remember George Lowther

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Dalton in Furness, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7447124 Source:6148501 1887
1911
dates Age 25 Source:6148610 April 1911
1911
location His Majesty's Troopship "Rewa" United Kingdom military residence address Source:6148610 April 1911
1912
dates Age 24 Source:6148501 17th January 1912
1912
employment Police Constable Preston Borough Police Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6148501 17th January 1912 - 4th August 1914
1912
location Oxford Street, Preston United Kingdom other group residence address Source:6148501 17th January 1912
1914
enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6148501 4th August 1914
1914
service British Army Bombardier 31597 Royal Field Artillery 70th Battery Source:2717383 23rd August 1914
1914
location Nether Kellet United Kingdom parents address Source:6972392 5th October 1914
1915
events Pension details Pensions and Gratuities Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6148501 5th April 1915
marriage Ethelberga Lowther Source:6148557
service British Army Driver 31597 Royal Field Artillery Source:2717383
service British Army Bombardier 31597 Royal Field Artillery Source:2717383
1914
death Killed in Action Vellereille le Sec France Source:7447124 Source:6148557 Source:6148497 23rd August 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7447124

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Lowther
Source 2717383
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
His Majesty's Troopship "Rewa" United Kingdom military residence address known April 1911
Nether Kellet United Kingdom parents address known 5th October 1914
Oxford Street, Preston United Kingdom other group residence address known 17th January 1912
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 31597 Royal Field Artillery Driver
British Army 31597 Royal Field Artillery Bombardier
British Army 31597 Royal Field Artillery 70th Battery Bombardier
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ethelberga Lowther wife
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Brown Brown
DateHeightSource
1912-01-17 5'11"

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Preston485
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Preston Borough Police records Cranborne3325
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cranborne3325
Lancashire Daily Post Cranborne3325

Multimedia

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Preston Borough Police memorial Cranborne3325
PC 96 George Lowther Cranborne3325
Halton Remembers John141389
War Memorial John141389

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