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Surname: DOWD
Forename(s): Willie
Place of Birth: St Helens, Lancashire
Service No: 11284
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 5th Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1915-05-06
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 20.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Willie Dowd was the son of John and Ellen Dowd, née Mullin. John was born in Ireland and Ellen at St Helens, Lancashire.
1881 Over Darwen, Lancashire Census: Sett End - William Dowd, aged 8 years, born St Helens, Lancashire, son of John and Ellen Dowd.
1891 Darwen, Lancashire Census: 11, Edmund Street - William Dowd, aged 18 years, born St Helens, Lancashire, son of John and Ellen Dowd.
Willie was married to Betsy Baron in 1898.
Willie was not at home when the 1901 Census was taken, but his wife and children were living at 9, Edmund Street, Darwen, next door to her father-in-law, John Dowd, by then a widower.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 29, Essex Street - William Dowd, aged 38 years, born Darwen, Lancashire. [William, a widower, and four of his sons were living with his sister-in-law, Ruth Alice Southworth, née Baron. Ruth's cousin, the future Private John Southern (201268) (q.v.) was also living with her.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Willie Dowd, 3/11284, W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 29.4.15. Died 6.5.15. Correspondence: Guardian: Mrs. Ruth Alice Southworth, 29, Essex Street, Barnoldswick, Colne, Lancs.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Willie Dowd, 3/11284, 2nd W. Rid. R. K. in A. 5-6.5.15.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Willie Dowd, 11284, 2nd Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 5-6.5.15. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Guardian - Mrs Ruth Alice Southworth. £2 7s. 9d. Son - Wm. £0 15s. 11d. War Gratuity: Guardian - Ruth Alice Southworth. £0 15s. 0d. Son - William. £0 15s. 0d. Son - John. £0 15s. 0d. Son - Albert. £0 15s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Pte Willie Dowd, 11284, 2nd West Riding Regt. Date and cause of death: 5-6.5.1915. Killed in action. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ruth Alice Southworth. Relationship to soldier: Sister-in-law/Unmarried wife. Address 29, Essex Street, Barnoldswick, Lancs. Died 11.1.21. Particulars of Claimant: William Dowd. Address: 20, Arthur Street, Barnoldswick, Colne. Relationship: G. of Child.
Willie Dowd's son, William, also served in the Great War with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment); he died in 1922.
A short biography of Willie is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 5th Division
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