Son of Joseph Samuel and Mary Lownds, of 79, Loxham Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Formerly Corporal 51931, 16th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers; Corporal 399539, 793rd Company, Labour Corps. In June 1917, whilst in hospital at Etaples, Lownds volunteered two and a half pints of his blood to save the life of an officer, and was rewarded a special leave. Reported as Harry Lowndes in F&WJ.
Lownds, Harvey –
Personal details
- Surname: Lownds
- Forename: Harvey
- Date of birth: January 14th, 1890
- Birth place: Bury, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 44th (Garrison) Battalion.
- Service number: GS/110901
- Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/10/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 31/01/1919