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Surname: JOWETT
Forename(s): Ernest
Place of Birth: Clayton (near Bradford), Yorkshire
Service No: GS/67611
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Battalion / Unit: 2/3rd (City of London) Battalion
Division: 58th (2/1st London) Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1917-10-26
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Addenda Panel 165.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Ernest Jowett (born 7 June 1898) was the son of Squire and Emma Jowett, née Whitaker. Squire was born at Clayton (near Bradford) and Emma at Queensbury, Yorkshire.
1901 Clayton [near Bradford], Yorkshire Census: 63, Clayton Lane - Ernest Jowett, aged 2 years, born Clayton, son of Squire and Emma Jowett.
1911 Clayton [near Bradford], Yorkshire Census: 63, Clayton Lane - Ernest Jowett, aged 12 years, born Clayton, son of Squire and Emma Jowett.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Ernest Jowett, GS/67611, 3 Lond. R.; GS/67611, R. Fus.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Ernest Jowett, GS/67611, 2/3 Lond. R. Theatres of war in which served: 1(a) [France and Belgium] 2.8.17 to 26.10.17. K. [in] A. 26.10.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Ernest Jowett, G/67611, 2/3rd Bn London Rgt. Posted from R. Fusiliers. Date and Place of Death: 26.10.17. In Action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Squire. £6 15s. 6d.
Ernest was killed in action during the Battles of Ypres, 1917, 31 July-10 November, at the Second Battle of Passchendaele, 26 October-10 November. His battalion was attacking towards Spider Crossroads north-east of Poelcappelle [Poelkapelle].
Ernest was accepted as a war casualty by the CWGC in 2015.
A short biography of Ernest is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
JOWETT, Ernest, London Regiment, son of Mr, and Mrs. Squire Jowett, 14, South Avenue, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 26, 1917.
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Private Ernest JOWETT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 58th (2/1st London) Division
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23 November 1917
JOWETT – October 26th 1917, killed in action on the Western Front, Private Ernest Jowett, Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Squire Jowett, 14, South Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 19 years.
23 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
Private Ernest Jowett, of the London Regiment Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the 26th ult., was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Squire Jowett, 14, South Avenue, Barnoldswick. He joined up in January last and went out to France in July. He was 19 years of age and formerly a weaver at Messrs. Ormerod’s Ltd., Moss Shed. A letter, received from his officer (Lieut. C. S. Morley), states that Private Jowett was killed at the commencement of an attack on the evening in which his battalion lost heavily.
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23 November 1917
JOWETT – Oct. 26th, killed in action, Pte. Ernest Jowett, of the London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Squire Jowett, of 14, South Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 19.
23 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
PTE. JOWETT KILLED
Pte. Ernest Jowett, of the London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the 26th ult., was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Squire Jowett, 14, South Avenue, Barnoldswick. He joined up in January last, and went out to France in July. He was 19 years of age and was formerly a weaver at Messrs. Ormerod’s, Ltd., Moss Shed. A letter received from his officer (Lieut. C.S. Morley), states that Pte. Jowett was killed at the commencement of an attack on the enemy, in which the battalion lost heavily.
25 October 1918
JOWETT – In loving memory of our dear son, Pte. Ernest Jowett (Royal Fusiliers), who was killed in France Oct. 26th, 1917.
Just one year has passed away
Since our great sorrow fell,
Yet in our hearts we mourn the loss
Of one we loved so well.
The hardest part is yet to come,
When the heroes do return;
We’ll miss amongst the cheering throng
The one who’ll not return.
– From, Mother, Father, Sisters, and Brothers. 14, South Avenue, Barnoldswick.
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