Scowcroft, Edwin –

Third son of John and Alice Scowcroft, of 9, Davenport Fold, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 189395, Royal Field Artillery. Formerly 75128, 21st Labour Company, King’s Liverpool Regiment. Severely wounded by a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane on 22/03/1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Scowcroft
  • Forename: Edwin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Harwood, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Harwood, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 25th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Pioneer
  • Unit: 88th Company.
  • Service number: 51382
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VIII. G. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/04/1918 050/7/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e/f* 6g

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