Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 7D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Fowler was the only son of Sir George and Lady Fowler, of Oatlands Chase, Weybridge, Surrey.Education & Career :
Fowler went to Wellington in 1902 and was in the Blucher. He took a Senior Scholarship and was made a School Prefect in 1906, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.
He became a School Master at the Sandroyd School in Cobham on coming down from Trinity. He studied for the Bar whilst teaching and was admitted a Member of the Inner Temple.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 22nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers |
22nd (Service) Battalion (Kensington) Formed at White City, 11 September 1914, by the Mayor and Borough of Kensington. June 1915 : attached to 99th Brigade, 33rd Division. Landed at Boulogne in November 1915. 25 November 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 2nd Division. 3 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| Action : Actions in Spring 1916 |
Actions in Spring 1916 covers a number of non specific actions on the Western Front in the period February to the end of June 1916. Much of this period concerned the build up to the Battle of the Somme, particularly the acclimatisation of the Service Battalions (Kitchener Volunteers) to trench routine. As the Battle of the Somme occupied the plans for 1916 no significant efforts were made in other sectors. Many of the casualties could be considered 'routine'. During the period December to June 1916 5845 British soldiers died in 'minor trench operations'.
Detail :
Fowler died in France on June 1st of wounds received on May 23rd.
His Colonel wrote:
"He very gallantly led his company through an intense barrage (old warriors described it as the worst of the war) to almost within 30 yards of the German trench, where he was shot. After his captain was shot, which was early in the fight, he assumed command. His conduct was most gallant and his leadership perfection." (The Times June 10, 1916)
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Apollo University No. 357 E.C. | Oxfordshire |
| Joined : | Iris No. 2545 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th November 1906 | 26th January 1907 | 30th April 1907 |
Was initiated as an undergraduate, aged 19 and is shown excluded from Apollo under Rule 175 in 1915 for non payment of dues which extended back as far as 1912. Joined Iris Lodge No. 2545 on 21st January 1907, when still an undergraduate and still not having taken his latter two ceremonies. His record for Iris shows "Died 6 June 1916". He must have preferred this latter lodge.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley