Ernest William Dowsell
Memorial: Yate - St Mary's Church Lych Gate
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Medals: 1914 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Serjeant 11714
Parents: William and Elizabeth Dowsell
Marital status: Married
Pre-war occupation: Haulier
Date of birth: 1883
Place of birth: Thornbury, Bristol
Date of death: 27/11/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Cambrai Memorial (Ref: Panel 2), Louverval, France
Age: 34
Further information:
Ernest was the son of William and Elizabeth Dowsell and the brother of Beatrice, Herbert, Bessie and George. His father worked as an agricultural labourer and was born in Old Sodbury. Ernest was a haulier and lived with his wife Amelia and daughter Winifred Maud in Pontygarth in South Wales
Ernest served with the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, he was aged 34 when he was Killed in Action in France. Ernest is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial (ref: Panel 2.), Louverval in France
There are photocopies of his military documents on the Yate Heritage Centre WWI file. These include his attestation, enlistment form and military history sheet
Ernest William Dowsell is remembered on the Yate Lych Gate Memorial and the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, which is now at Yate and District Heritage Centre, under Yate
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre, Forces War Records and CWGC