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John Francis Lowery
Informations sur naissance
Date de naissance: 06/05/1888 |
Lieu de naissance: Kearsley, Lancashire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
Profession: Aide de Peintre |
Informations service militaire
Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Numéro de service: 30184 |
Unités: — Lancashire Fusiliers, 1/5th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
Date de décès: 03/09/1917 |
Lieu de décès: Low Farm, Belgique |
Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Âge: 29 |
Mémorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panneau: 58 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
British War Medal Médaille |
Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 1
#1 | Lieu de naissance |
Mon histoire
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 3
1/5 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2654/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources utilisées |
McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, (London, Uniform, 2018), p 72-73. Sources utilisées |
Wylly Harold Carmichael, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, (London, The Royal United Service Institution, 1933, 208-209. Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/833276 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=da04b764-aff9-4ac7-ba07-3dd52e50ab0e |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2715792 |