Born: 1892, Bradford
Died: 1 July 1916, Somme
Buried:
Address: 320 Leeds Road, Fagley
Parents: Francis & Mary, nee Gray
Spouse:
Siblings: Minnie
Occupation: Jeweller’s apprentice
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill Park and St Luke’s; Thiepval Memorial
Children:
Regiment: Prince of Wales Own
George Haughton Fowler
George Haughton Fowler was born
in 1892 in Bradford the son of
Dublin-born Francis Haughton
Fowler and Mary Elizabeth Gray.
In 1901 the family were living at
10 Wellington Street, Eccleshill,
and Francis was working as a
commercial traveller in glass
bottles. Two children had been
born, Minnie Eliza and George.
By 1911 the family had moved to
320 Leeds Road, Fagley. Francis
was still working as a commercial
traveller and George at 18 years
was a jeweller’s apprentice. In
1914 George was employed by
Rooks Jewellers in Westgate.
George enlisted on the 15th January
1915 as Private 16/1354 in the 16th
Battalion of the West Yorkshire
(Prince of Wales Own) Regiment.
On the 17th of December 1915 the
Brigade departed Liverpool for
Egypt to guard the Suez Canal but
left on the 6th March 1916 when
they were transferred to France as
part of the build up for the Somme.
On Saturday 1st July 1916 the
attack opened at 7.30am and many
of the 18th Battalion were
slaughtered as soon as they got on
top of their trench. George was one
of them. He was 23 years of age.
He is remembered at the Thiepval
Memorial where the names of
officers and men who fell on the
Somme battlefields from July 1915
to February 1918 are recorded and
who have no known grave.
George left his effects to his mother
Mary who received £1.2.4d on the
9th February 1917 and a War
Gratuity of £6.0.0d on the 18th
September 1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
