LOWNDES, WILLIAM HENRY
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CWGC |
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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When born |
About 1878 |
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Address |
Carter Street (living with relatives) |
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1a |
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Carter Street, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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6 |
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Spouse |
No |
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1a |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Baker, having been employed in Uttoxeter by Mr. C.H. Elkes, the Co-Operative Society and Mr. Parker. |
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Baker, Elkes Bakery, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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Where enlisted |
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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Regiment |
North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) |
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Yes |
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Unit |
Depot |
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Rank |
Private |
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1a |
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Service Number |
47630 |
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Date of Death |
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23 August 1917 |
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Age at time of death |
39 |
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Where Killed or died |
England - Military Hospital in Lichfield |
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Lichfield Hospital, Staffordshire |
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How he died |
Tuberculosis |
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Illness – Tuberculosis of the lungs |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Uttoxeter Cemetery - Grave New. 2. 1579 |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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Awards |
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Before the war William was single and lived with relatives in Carter Street .
Carter Street, Uttoxeter, where the family lived |
He was a baker1a, having been employed in Uttoxeter by Mr. C.H. Elkes1a, the Co-Operative Society1a and Mr. Parker1a.
He reported for duty on 10th August 19176and was admitted to hospital with tuberculosis in his lungs within two or three days of arriving at Whittington Barracks1a. He died in the Military Hospital in Lichfield just thirteen days after reporting for service.
His obituary in the Uttoxeter Advertiser1a stated that he was never a robust man. It does beg the question, how did he pass the Army entrance-medical if he was evidently as ill as he was?
Sergeant-Major G.S. Woolley and nine members of the Uttoxeter Volunteer Force attended his funeral1a; the service was conducted by the Rev. W. H. Whiting1a.
His grave is in Uttoxeter Cemetery: