Able Seaman R/4062 William Lowe
Regiment/Unit: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Nelson Bn. R.N. Div
Theatre of War: Home (see note)
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 16th of February 1918
Born: Billinge, Lancs
Resided: Billinge, Nr St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Billinge St Aiden Churchyard - Middle. C.E. 541.
BMD details:
10/7/1891
Family details:
Next-of-Kin: Father, Peter, 43 Carr Mill Rd., Billinge, Nr. Wigan, Lancs., father deceased, Next-of-Kin: Brother, J., 209, Windleshaw Rd., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 9 yeas old William is living at 36 Gorsey Brow, Billinge Chapel End with parents Peter (38), Mary A (36) and four siblings: Ellen (18), Alice (16), Elizabeth (11), John (14). 1911 - William 19 is single and working as an apprentice electrician. He is living with his parents Peter 48, Mary Alice 46 and sister Ellen 28 at 43 Carrmill Road, Billinge
Notes:
Cause of death:Died of wounds at 11.55pm in Royal Victoria Hospital Netley from SW right thigh & left knee & Fracture right knee & Pulmonary Embolism (wounded 31/12/17) [url=lmem.php?lmem=39]Remembered On St. Aidan's C of E Church Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.
Cause of death:Died of wounds at 11.55pm in Royal Victoria Hospital Netley from SW right thigh & left knee & Fracture right knee & Pulmonary Embolism (wounded 31/12/17) [url=lmem.php?lmem=39]Remembered On St. Aidan's C of E Church Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.
William lived in Carr Mill Road, Long Fold, Billinge, and volunteered to join the Royal Navy. He was in the Nelson Battalion, one of the twelve battalions formed from the Royal Navy personnel to fight as soldiers.
William was wounded in France at the end of 1917 and was in hospital in France before being brought over to Netley Military Hospital near Southampton where he died on Saturday the 16th of February 1918. He was 26 years of age.
William is buried in St. Aidan`s C.E. Churchyard, War grave 5/11 (middle C.E. 541).
His name is recorded on both St. Aidan`s C.E. Church and the Methodist Church Memorials.
Sources:- St. Helens Local History Library, Roll of Honour Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division and The Cross of Sacrifice vol. IV 1914-1921; St. Aidan`s Parish Magazine, March 1918; The Billingers by R.D. Lewis.
[url=http://sthelens-connect.net/sitefiles/billinge-history.pdf]Information Courtesy of The Billinge History Society[/url]
Service history:Army Reserve 22/2/16, Entered 25/6/17, Draft for BEF 18/10/17, joined Nelson Battalion 13/11/17 - 31/12/17, wounded, Invalided to UK 6/2/18.
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[caption]The Headstone of Able Seaman Lowe in Birchley St.Aiden's Graveyard
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
