COWLEY Arthur Thomas

  • First Name(s):
    Arthur 
    Thomas 
  • Surname:
    COWLEY
  • Service Number:
    24387
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Devonshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    28th March 1917
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Etaples Military Cemetery, France, Grave XXII. D. 17A.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Bertha London Cowley, of Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire, and the late Thomas Cowley

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COWLEY Arthur Thomas Is Named On These Memorials

Fladbury St John the Baptist Church
Fladbury War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Fladbury St John the Baptist Church under Fladbury casualties with the information: 1917
Fladbury War Memorial as Arthur Cowley under GAVE THEIR LIVES

Further Information About COWLEY Arthur Thomas

Native of Fladbury.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

The marriage of Thomas Cowley to Bertha London Holford is registered in the March Quarter 1886 under the Pershore Registration District.
Children: Henry Cowley born 1886, Olive Mary Cowley born 1888, died in 1902, Annie Roberts Cowley born 1889, died 1892, Alice Katherine Cowley born 1891, Lilian Emily Cowley born 1893, Arthur Thomas Cowley born 1895 and Florence May Cowley born 1895.

1901 Census
Fladbury, Worcestershire
Thomas Cowley, Head age 42,Garden Labourer, born, St Giles London
Bertha Cowley, Wife age 42, Laundress, born Pershore, Worcestershire
Henry Cowley, age 14, Post Boy, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Olive Mary Cowley, age 13, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Alice Katherine, age 9, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Lilian Emily Cowley, age 7, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Arthur Thomas Cowley, age 5, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Florence May Cowley, age 5 born Fladbury, Worcestershire

1911 Census
Fladbury, near Pershore, Worcestershire
Thomas Cowley, Head, age 51, Garden Labourer, born, St Giles, London
Bertha London Cowley, Wife, age 52, married 25 years, 7 children, 5 still living, 2 died, Laundress, born Pershore, Worcestershire
Henry Cowley, son, age 24, Mill Labourer, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Lilian Emily Cowley, daughter, age 17, Pupil & Teacher, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Arthur Thomas Cowley, son, age 15, Baker’s Assistant, born Fladbury, Worcestershire
Florence May Cowley, daughter, age 15, Residing at Home, born Fladbury, Worcestershire

A photograph of Private A.T. Cowley of Fladbury can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 21st April 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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Credits: GRO indexes, 1901 and 1911 Census researched and transcribed by Mark Chambers.