Walter Morrison JOWETT

31 March 1916

ODDS AND ENDS – A Good record

Mr. Walter M. Jowett, son of Mr. Frank Jowett, Belmont Street, Skipton, is on his way to active service with one of the New Zealand contingents. Mr. Jowett has three sons with the Colours – Mr. Tetley Jowett, who has been in France some months with the Army Service Corps; Mr. Priestley Jowett, a 2nd Lieut. in one of the West Yorkshire units; and Mr. W.M. Jowett who went to New Zealand some time prior to the war to take up farming with a relative – Mr. Wm. Boothman, an old Skiptonian, who spent some time on his native heath about two years ago. Miss Jowett, who is engaged on hospital work, completes an interesting family record.

29 September 1916

JOWETT – September 17th 1916, died from wounds received in action in France, Rifleman Walter Morrison Jowett, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jowett, Belmont Street, Skipton, aged 24 years.

29 September 1916

A SKIPTON ‘NEW ZEALANDER – RIFLEMAN W. M. JOWETT DIES FROM WOUNDS

Information was received on Wednesday afternoon by telegram that Rifleman Walter Morrison Jowett, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jowett, of Belmont Bridge, Skipton, had died from wounds received in action in France on September 17th. No details are yet to hand, but we are sure that much sympathy will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. Jowett, who have two other sons with the Colours and a daughter engaged on hospital work. One of the telegrams was from the Records Office, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, London, and the other was sent from Southampton by Mr. J. Allen, Minister of Defence, Wellington, New Zealand, and contained the following:– “Please accept my sincerest sympathy in the loss which you and New Zealand have suffered.”

Rifleman Jowett attained his 24th year a few months ago. He received his early education at the Water Street Council School, Skipton (under the late Mr. W. H. Walker), where he won a scholarship by means of which he was able to continue his studies at the Skipton Grammar School, where he won many prizes. Subsequently he assisted his father in the drapery business for a time, and then, about three years ago, went out to New Zealand to take up sheep farming with Mr. William Boothman, his uncle, who is an old Skiptonian. He enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in July 1915, and was first drafted out to Egypt and afterwards transferred to France. Prior to going out to New Zealand, deceased took a keen interest in swimming, and for some time acted as secretary to the Skipton Swimming Club.

As indicated above, Mr. and Mrs. Jowett have two other sons with the Colours – Mr. Tetley Jowett, who is with the Army Service Corps in France, and Second Lieut. Priestley Jowett, who is attached to one of the West Yorkshire units; while their daughter, Miss Jowett, is engaged on hospital work.

22 December 1916

SKIPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL’S ROLL OF HONOUR

The Christmas issue of the Skipton Grammar School Magazine contains some very fine and touching tributes to the following ‘Old Boys’ who have laid down their lives for King and Country in this great War since the previous issue of the magazine:–

Lance Corporal A. J. Metcalfe, Durham Light Infantry
Pte. C. T. W. Rigby, 11th West Riding Regiment
Rifleman Harry Tindall, King’s Royal Rifles
Sergt. A. F. Ryder, K.O.Y.L.I.
Rifleman W. M. Jowett, Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

It is also recorded with keen regret that Captain C. Waddington, 3rd East Lancashire’s, and Second-Lieut. J. L. Tibbett, R.F.C., two other old schoolboys, have been taken prisoners of war.