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.
Scowcroft, Edwin –
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: Labour Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Christ Church (Harwood) C.E. Church 1914-1919 Memorial - Turton
- 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