William Cowie (1891-1918)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
horseman²
Birth:
Q2 1891
Nacton, Suffolk, England^1,2,3
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
Shore Cottages, Sewage Outfall, Ipswich, Suffolk, England³
son living with his parents William and Johana, brothers George, Charles and Nehemiah. Born in Nacton Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 20)
Lady Cottage, Levington, Suffolk, England²
unmarried son working as a horseman on a farm and living in four rooms with his parents William Joanna, and brothers George, Charles and Nehemiah. Born in Nacton Suffolk
Death:
12 Apr 1918 (age 27)
Flanders, Belgium⁴
War Memorial:
Ploegsteert Memorial, Rue de Messines, Ploegsteert, Hainaut, Belgium⁴
panel 3. Private 12543 12th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, son of William and Joanna Cowie, of Purdis Cottages, Foxhall, Ipswich
War Memorial:
War Memorial, Levington, Suffolk, England⁵
private 12543, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12/04/1918. Age 27. Son of William and Joanna Cowie of Purdis Cottages, Foxhall. born at Nacton. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1891 quarter:2 volume:4a page:947. Cit. Date: 2 January 2020.

2.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10876 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:8 schedule:94. Cit. Date: 2 January 2020.

3.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1778 folio:70 page:42. Cit. Date: 2 January 2020.

4.: Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). 12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment no:12543. Cit. Date: 5 January 2020.

5.: Suffolk Roll of Honour web site, (on-line at http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/). Levington. Cit. Date: 5 January 2020.