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Surname: COWGILL
Forename(s): William
Place of Birth: Earby, Yorkshire
Service No: 23572
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 23rd Division
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1918-10-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Plot 3. Row A. Grave 8.
CWGC Cemetery: GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KELBROOK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
William (Willie) Cowgill was the son of John and Mary Ann Cowgill, née Parkinson. John was born at Crowbeckle Farm, Earby and Mary at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
1891 Earby, Yorkshire Census: Gladstone Terrace - William Cowgill, aged 6 years, born Thornton [Thornton-in-Craven Parish], Yorkshire, son of John and Mary Cowgill.
1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 31, Kings Terrace - William Cowgill, aged 17 years, born Earby, son of John and Mary A. Cowgill.
William was married to Amy Briggs in 1910.
1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 1, Stoops Hill - William Cowgill, aged 26 years, born Earby, husband of Amy Cowgill.
The British Army Service Record for Willie Cowgill exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Willie Cowgill, 23572, W. Rid. R. D. of W.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Willie Cowgill, 23572, 10th W. Rid. R. D. of W. 27.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Willie Cowgill, 23572, 10/W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 27.10.18. Italy. D. of W. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Amy. £5 12s. 9d. Widow - Amy. £11 5s. 6d. For children.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Willie. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Amy, born 12.11.86. Address 1. Sough Bridge, Kelbrook, Colne. Address 2. 8, Mill Brow, Earley [sic]. Children: Winifred Cowgill, born 23.9.12. Phyllis Cowgill, born 22.4.15.
In 1939 Amy Cowgill was living at 53, Sandringham Avenue, Thornton, near Cleveleys, Lancashire.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
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:
COWGILL, William, aged 25, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. John Cowgill, Rostle Top Road, [Earby], died of wounds, Italy, Oct. 27, 1918.
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Private William COWGILL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 23rd Division
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22 November 1918
EARBY – Soldier's Death in Italy
The death is officially reported from Italy of Private William Cowgill, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. John Cowgill, Rostle Top Road, Earby, who succumbed to wounds received in action on the 27th ult., two days prior to the Austrian armistice. Private Cowgill was 35 years of age and leaves a wife and two children living at Sunnyside, Sough Bridge. He served a year on the Western Front before being transferred to Italy, where he had been about 15 months. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a tackler by Messrs. A.J. Birley Limited.
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22 November 1918
Earby Soldier’s Death in Italy
The death is officially reported from Italy of Pte. Wm. Cowgill, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. John Cowgill, Rostle Top Road, Earby, who succumbed to wounds received in action on the 27th ult., two days prior to the Austrian armistice. Pte. Cowgill was 35 years of age and leaves a wife and two children living at Sunnyside, Sough Bridge. He served a year on the western front before being transferred to Italy, where he had been about 15 months. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a tackler by Messrs. A.J. Birley Ltd.
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