mysie Posted 19 May , 2015 Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Hi can anyone please help regarding John W Low, he was in the R G A. John died in Lydd Military Hospital on 14 April 1915 aged 17.On the family headstone in Peterhead Cemetery it looks like he was in the family plot , but there is no sign of him on the CWGC records for Peterhead. Would anyone know if he was buried near Lydd Hospital what cemetery he might be in.Thanks in advance . Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 19 May , 2015 Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Hi Mary Yes he is buried in Lydd Cemetery Details here: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/369457/LOW,%20JOHN%20WALLACE Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysie Posted 19 May , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2015 (edited) Thanks very much Dave, explains why we could not find anything on him. Mary. Edited 19 May , 2015 by mysie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 19 May , 2015 Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Lydd was an RGA training centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysie Posted 19 May , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Oh so could it be that he might have been killed in an accident then,rather than in action.? Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 19 May , 2015 Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Mary His place of burial indicates that he was not killed in action - had this been the case he would not have been buried in the UK. It is possible that he died as the result of an accident of some kind however it is more likely that it was attributable to illness or disease. His death may have been recorded in the local newspaper for Peterhead or indeed for Lydd. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickLeeds Posted 19 May , 2015 Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Hello. Gnr John Wallace Low (54284) has a service record on Ancestry. It states he died of Tuberculosis and Meningitis. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysie Posted 19 May , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2015 Sorry Dave of course he would not have been buried there if killed in action ,i was thinking of him being wounded and then passing away in the Lydd hospital,a senior moment lol.Thanks Mick . Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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