Born: 1893, Hull
Died: 21 August 1915, Dardanelles
Buried:
Address: 26 Queen Street, Saltaire Road, Shipley
Parents: Joseph & Elizabeth Ann. 51 Dale Street, Hargreaves, Square, Shipley
Spouse: Yes
Siblings: Joseph
Occupation: Wool scourer; attendant at Prince’s Hall
Organisations/clubs: Oddfellows
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Paul’s, Shipley
Children: Three
Regiment: 8 Duke of Wellington’s
Benjamin Clow
On 15 September 1915, the
Shipley Times & Express
reported: ‘Mrs Clow of 26
Queen’s Street, Saltaire Road,
Shipley has been officially
notified that her husband Pte B
Clow of the 8th Battalion Duke
of Wellington’s West Riding
Regiment was killed in action
at the Dardanelles on August
21st.
‘Pte Clow, who was 23 years
of age, was the fourth son of
Mr and Mrs Joseph Clow of 51
Dale Street, Hargreaves Square,
Shipley.
‘He enlisted shortly after the
outbreak of war and was
drafted out to the Dardanelles
early in July.
‘At one time he was an
attendant at the Prince’s Hall,
Shipley and was formerly a
member of the “Loyal Morning
Star” Lodge (Manchester Unity
of Oddfellows).
Pte Clow leaves a widow and
three young children.’
Six weeks later, in a letter to his
mother, James Frear wrote how
a button had taken the brunt of
a bullet and saved his life,
adding: ‘The very same night I
lost one of my old school
mates, Benny Clow, poor lad!
‘He was just lighting a cigarette
when it happened. He was
struck in the head and dropped
straight away.’
