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John Francis Lowery
Information about birth
Date of birth: 06/05/1888 |
Place of birth: Kearsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
Profession: Journeyman / House Painter |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 30184 |
Units: — Lancashire Fusiliers, 1/5th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 03/09/1917 |
Place of death: Low Farm, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 29 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 58 |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
My story
Private John Francis Lowery was part of the 1st/ 5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, 125th Brigade, 42nd Division. Around 3 September 1917 the 1st/ 5th Battalion was located between Railway Wood and Low Farm, with trenches between Low Farm and Borry Farm. Borry Farm, Beck House and Iberian were positions under enemy control and would be attacked by the brigade on the 6th of September. In the days leading up to this event no attacks were made but the intelligence reports state that British positions were under fire from artillery, machineguns and snipers. The war diary’s from around 3 September 1917 don’t mention any of the lower ranking soldiers that were killed. Its most likely that Private John Francis Lowery was killed while holding the line. After the war his widow and two sons emigrated to Australia.
Sources 6
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com Sources used |
Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 72-73. Sources used |
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/833276/lowery,-john-francis/ Sources used |
Harold Carmichael Wylly, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1933, 208-209. Sources used |
Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources used |
The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |