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William LOWTHER

Male 1892 - 1918  (26 years)


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  • Name William LOWTHER 
    Birth 26 Feb 1892 
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1918  Picardie France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Find a Grave website Memorial ID 56066350
      Birth 26 Feb 1892 Lynesack
      Death 27 May 1918 (aged 26) Picardie, France
      Monument Soissons Memorial Soissons Département de l'Aisne Picardie France
      Plot Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Soissons Memorial.

      Other information from website:
      2nd Lieutenant William Lowther
      5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment
      Killed 27 May 1918 Aged 26

      Son of William Foster Lowther and Margaret Lowther of Copley House Butterknowle
      Husband of Nora Mary Nicholson (formerly Lowther) of 2 High Tenters St Bishop Auckland
    Death 27 May 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry UK Soldiers Died in the Great War
      Name William Lowther
      Death Date 27 May 1918
      Rank 2 Lieutenant
      Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own)
      Battalion Battalion Not Shown
      Type of Casualty Killed in action

      Ancestry Wills and Probate
      William Lowther of Copley Lane Butterknowle died on or since 27th May 1918 in France on active service Administration Durham 6th Nov 1919 to Nora Mary Lowther widow Effects £100 12s 5d
    Person ID I28490  Main Tree
    Last Modified 30 May 2026 

    Father William Foster LOWTHER,   b. 1858   d. 24 Jun 1933 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Margaret TARRAN,   b. 1862   d. 29 Jan 1951 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1886 
    • FreeBMD Mar 1886 Auckland 10a 266
    Family ID F7437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nora Mary PARKIN,   b. 18 Sep 1893, Bishop Auckland Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1916 
    • FreeBMD Mar 1916 Auckland 10a 439
    Family ID F7436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2026