Private 11389 John Dowd
Regiment/Unit: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 05/12/1914
Age at death: 45
Date of death: 17th of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Keighley, Yorks
Burial / Memorial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery - I. H. 1A.
BMD details:
Marriage: 30/05/1892 John Dowd to Elizabeth Ashton at St.Josephs, Darwen, Lancs.
Family details:
Husband of Elizabeth Dowd, of 17, Cavendish St., Darwen, Lancs.
Census details:
1871 - 1 years old John is living at 8 High Street, St Helens with parents John (30), Ellen (29) and two siblings: Mary (6), James (3). Also at the address are John seniors widowed father Pat Dowd (60), sister Catharine Mullin (22) and lodgers Pat Mc Dermott (25), Margar Mc Dermott (26). 1881 - 11 years old schoolboy John is living at Sett End, Darwen, Lancashire with parents John (35), Ellen (35) and five siblings: Mary (16), Thomas (13), William (3), Margaret Ellen (5), Catherine (1). Also at the address is lodger Thomas Mullen (40). 1891 - 21 years old 'Private' John is a patient at The Royal Victoria Hospital, Military Station, Netley. 1901 - 31 years old married 'Cotton Weaver' John is living at 11 Edmund Street, Darwen, Lancs with widowed father John (56) and four siblings: Mary (34), Margaret E (24), Catherine (21), Elizabeth J (19). Wife Elizabeth Dowd (25) and their children William Dowd (2), Mary Ellen Dowd (10 Mths) are living next door at No. 9. 1911 - Sees 41 years old 'Weaver' John living at 69 Kay Street, Darwen with sisters Bessie (head 29), Margaret E (33).
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JDowd_DukeOfWell.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Dowd at Wimereux Communal Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
