agedpink Posted 16 February , 2009 Share Posted 16 February , 2009 Lance Corporal 12906 James Henry Cowell of the 252nd Tunnelling Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Friday, 16th February 1917. Age 47. Son of William and Elizabeth Cowell, of Allerton Bywater; husband of Martha Cowell, of Garden Cottage, Allerton Bywater, near Castleford, Yorks. Buried in the AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 23 February , 2009 Share Posted 23 February , 2009 Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedpink Posted 23 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2009 He was originally in the Royal West Kent Regiment and I guess he transferred over when the Tunnelling Companies were set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycee Posted 8 April , 2009 Share Posted 8 April , 2009 This is my Great Grandfather. Details of rank or profession on birth cert of his daughter born Dec 1914 are Private Royal West Kent, Coal miner He had been in Germany just over a year when he was killed , he did not enlist until after his son was taken as a POW at St Elois (details of POW thanks to CICR ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 12 April , 2009 Share Posted 12 April , 2009 Welcome to the forum Jaycee, Thanks for that extra information, its good to learn more about the people we commemorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 12 April , 2009 Share Posted 12 April , 2009 Rest in Peace. Always rememberd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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