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Husband: George Edward James Gower
Born: ABT. 1888 Place:
Died: 19 AUG 1916 Place: Somme, France
Married: 1908 Place:
Buried: Place:
Father: William Gower
Mother: Elizabeth Unknown
Other Spouses:

Wife: Unknown
Born: UNKNOWN Place:
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses: Unknown Cook

Children

Child 1 (F): Elizabeth Maud Pricilla Gower
Born: 7 AUG 1909 Place: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Died: 26 JUL 1994 Place: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Buried: 5 AUG 1994 Place: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Spouses: Ronald Redvers Chapman

Child 2 (M): George Gower
Born: UNKNOWN Place: England
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Sybil Websdale

Child 3 (F): Ethel Gower
Born: UNKNOWN Place: England
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Maurie Jillings

Child 4 (F): Margaret Gower
Born: UNKNOWN Place: England
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses:

Child 5 (F): Florence Gower
Born: UNKNOWN Place: England
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Amos Underhill

Child 6 (F): Alice Gower
Born: UNKNOWN Place: England
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Harry Ball

HUSBAND NOTES:
Birth registration: July/Aug/Sept quarter of 1889 District: Mutford Vol:4a Page: 918

Marriage registration: Oct/Nov/Dec quarter of 1908 District: Mutford Vol:4a Page: 2300

"In Memory of George Edward James Gower, Serjeant 9187, 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Wednesday, 9th August 1916. Commemorative Information: Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Grave Reference:Pier and Face 1C and 2A. Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert Road (D929)"

Above information from online search of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

George Gower was killed in action at Somme, France, serving with the 7th Suffolk Regiment, aged 28

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch.html :

Acting Sergeant 9187, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 9 August 1916 in France & Flanders, born Lowestoft, enlisted in Lowestoft.


HUSBAND FACTS:
REFN 187:

WIFE FACTS:
REFN 174:

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