Born: 1895, Shipley
Died: 27 May 1918
Buried:
Address: Bromley House, Nab Wood, Shipley
Parents: Ferguson Marshall Jowett & Emily
Spouse:
Siblings: Alice, Henry, Gertrude, Mary, Mannie, Edgar, Arnold, Catherine
Occupation: United Counties Bank
Organisations/clubs: Moorhead FC
Military
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Peter’s, Shipley; Salt School; Soisoon Memorial
Children:
Regiment: Yorkshire
Sydney Ferguson Jowett
We first come across Sydney as a
footnote in a story in the Shipley
Times & Express of 20 November
1914.
The main story is about his brother
Harry, who has just been declared
the crack shot in the West
Yorkshire Territorials.
There is also mention that their
father - a leading Irish terrier
expert - is a member of the Shipley
Volunteer Force.
Sydney, at this stage, has just
joined the 6 West Yorkshire
Reservists but by 4 August 1916,
with the battle raging on the
Somme, we read:
Cpl Sydney F Jowett, son of Mr F
M Jowett of Bromley House, Nab
Wood, Shipley, the well-known
Airedale dog fancier and judge, has
been wounded in the left arm and
left shoulder and is now in hospital
at Stourbridge
He is in the 1st battalion of the
Northumberland Fusiliers, better
known as the “Fighting Fifth.”
He received his wounds in the
Delville Wood. Previously he took
part in several great battles
including those at Loos and St Eloi.
Before joining the army in
September 1914, he was in the
Thornton branch of the United
Counties Bank. He was a playing
member and treasurer of the
Moorhead Amateur Association
Football Club and was exceedingly
popular amongst the other
members and the supporters of the
club.
His brother, Sec Lieut Henry
Armitage Jowett, who has served
in the army for five years, was
wounded in June.
On 5 July 1918 the paper reported:
“Sec Lieut S F Jowett, Yorkshire
Regt, second son of Mr and Mrs F
M Jowett of 102 Bingley Road,
Nab Wood, Shipley is officially
reported missing since 27th May.
“He enlisted in the West Yorkshire
Regt in October 1914 but was
transferred to the Northumberland
Fusiliers and while in action with
the ‘Fighting Fifth’ in 1916, he was
wounded.
“On becoming fit again he was
commissioned and posted to the
Yorkshire Regt.
“He is an old boy of the Salt’s
School and two of his brothers are
with the colours – Lieut H A Jowett,
West Yorkshire Regt., and Pte M S
Jowett, Labour Corps.”
The final sad confirmation came in
the local paper on 10 January 1919:
“It is reported that Sec Lieut S F
Jowett, Yorkshire Regt, who was
previously reported missing on 27th
May 1918, was last seen on that day
mortally wounded in German
hands.
“He enlisted in September 1914 and
was the second son of Mr and Mrs
F M Jowett of 102 Bingley Road,
Nab Wood.”
