Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Croisilles British Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 5A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Evelyn Fowler, of 5, Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough.see rudd bookEducation & Career :
Educated: Sutton Valance School.
Auctioneer, Scarborough (1906).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10th (Service) Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment |
10th (Service) Battalion Formed at Richmond on 30 September 1914, as part of K3 and in October attached to 62nd Brigade, 21st Division. Moved to Berkhamsted and in October 1914 went on to Halton Park near Tring. Spent November 1914 to May 1915 in billets in Aylesbury before returning to Halton Park. Moved to Witley Camp in August 1915. 10 September 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 10 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
http://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/pdf-files/officers-died-ww1(coulson).pdf Major Valentine Fowler ? 10th Battalion. Valentine Fowler was born in Scarborough in 1878 and followed his father into a career as a local bailiff. Joining the Yorkshire Regiment as a territorial he was the only captain on the Army List for October 1914 shown with the 10th battalion. As CO of ?B? company he landed at Boulogne with the battalion on September 10th 1915. The battalion were pitched straight into the Battle of Loos on September 25th and Captain Fowler assumed command for a while due to officer casualties during this action. The winter and spring of 1915/16 saw the 10th battalion based in the Armentieres sector and in April they moved down to the Somme. On July 1st 1916 when the great battle began the battalion attacked just to the north of Fricourt and on July 7th Captain Fowler assumed command again when Lt Col Eddowes was hospitalised. Valentine Fowler fought at Mametz Wood and Bazentin le Petit on the Somme and in October the battalion were moved to the Loos sector. April 1917 and the by now Major Valentine led his men during the Battle of Arras after which they had a month out of the line training at Heudecourt. May 31st found the battalion at the front again close to Henin where they endured three days under heavy enemy shelling. Major Valentine Fowler was killed during these actions on June 2nd 1917 aged 40. His grave can be seen today in Croisilles British Cemetery eight miles south east of Arras and his name is also remembered on his home town war memorial in Scarborough. Valentine Fowler was the husband of Evelyn Fowler of 5 Esplanade Gardens in Scarborough.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Old Globe No. 200 E.C. | Yorkshire (North & East Ridings) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th October 1906 | 21st November 1906 | 19th December 1906 |
Past Master
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