Norris Bower (1894-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BOWER, NORRIS. Corporal. No 10828. 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Honley. Son of Mrs F. Bower, 312 Vicarage Road, Longwood. Enlisted August 1914. Died of wounds, 9.6.1918, aged 24 years. Buried ACHEUX BRITISH CEMETERY.Grave location:- Plot 1, Row D, Grave 35.
- ROH:- St. Mark's Parish Church, Longwood.
- Brother of Private LEWIS BOWER, reported missing, 20.9.1917.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Corporal NORRIS BOWER
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Sunday, June 9, 1918
- age: 24 years
- record ID: 117869
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #117869)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #436401)