Pte
James McDowell
Military Details
Service Number: 27/1117
Regiment & Unit / Ship
4th Tyneside Irish 27 th (service) Northumberland Fusiliers
Enlisted
21 December 1914
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
21 December 1914
Place of Enlistment
Cleator Moor
Residence at Enlistment
52 Bowthorn Road , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Battalion at Enlistment
4th Tyneside Irish 27 th (service)
Service Number at Enlistment
27/1117
Personal Details
Date of Birth
25th March 1898
Place of Birth
Glassdrummond ,Co Down, Ireland
Religion
R.C.
Address
Moneydarraghmore, Carrick , Annalong , Co. Down
Residence (Census)
Mullartown, Down, Ireland
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Moneydarraghmore, Carrick , Annalong , Co. Down
Parents
James & Jame McDowell (nee Rogers)
Siblings
Jane
Family Connection
Cousin of Private (27/1119), 4th Tyneside Irish 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Iron and Steel Worker
Work Address
Whitehaven Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Cleator Moor
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
28th April 1917
Age at Death
20
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Arras
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of Arras
Regiment at Death
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion/Vessel at Death
4th Tyneside Irish 27 th (service)
Rank at Death
Pte
Buried or Commemorated at
ARRAS MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Bay 2 and 3.
Private Memorial: St Marys RC Church Cleator WW1 memorial
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