Born: 1897, Eccleshill
Died: 19 September 1918
Buried: Thilloy Road Cemetery
Address: 35 Chapel Street, Eccleshill
Parents: Joseph and Agnes, nee Hargreaves
Spouse:
Siblings: Herbert, Samuel, Willie
Occupation: Apprentice mechanic (1911)
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: East Yorkshire
Arthur Jowett
Arthur Jowett
was born in
1897 the
youngest of four
sons of Joseph J
and Agnes. nee
Hargreaves.
Joseph and
Agnes set up
home at 4
Chapel Walk
where they were to live for the next
30 years. Joseph was unemployed
for a while and Agnes worked as a
worsted weaver.
By 1891 Joseph had found work
again as a cloth tenterer and three
children had been born, Herbert,
Samuel and Willie.
In 1911 at the age of 13 years,
Arthur was working as an
apprentice mechanic. He was the
only child still living at home with
his parents who had now moved to
45 Chapel Street.
Arthur started serving with the
West Yorkshire Regiment as Private
75541 but later as Private 51887 in
the East Yorkshire Regiment.
Little is known about Arthur but he
died of wounds on the 19th
September 1918 probably received
during the Battle of Epehy which
took place on the 18th September
when the Battles of the Hindenburg
Line were occurring.
He is buried at the Thilloy Road
Cemetery, Beaulencourt, which was
begun by the 53rd Field Ambulance
early in September 1918 and used
by the 3rd, 4th and 43rd Clearing
Stations.
He left his effects to his mother
Agnes who received £3.15.2d on
the 19th September 1918 and a War
Gratuity of £3.0.0d on the 15th
February 1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
