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Arthur Jowitt (1878 - 1915) was a Boer War veteran whose medals and citation are displayed in the Regimental Museum in Warwick. He was killed in action at St Julien in 1915; the Royal Warwickshire regimental history relates "Lieutenant Jowitt had charged at the head of his platoon right up to the German trenches, but every man save one was killed, their gallant leader (Jowitt) falling on the very parapet".
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Private Clarence Jowitt (1896 - 1914) was with the Cheshire regiment and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle in 1914. |
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Leonard Jowitt had fought in WW1 as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery, surviving the war but dying of tuberculosis in 1930 at the age of only 44 as a result of the conditions endured in the trenches. He was the father of Leonard Jowitt jr who was killed in the Battle of Britain. |
| Joseph and Margaret had four other sons who served in the Army in WW1, namely Harry, Alfred, George, and Joseph. These men, like Leonard, survived the war. | |
| Date | Given name | Surname | of | Place | Notes | ||||||
| 19180918 | Albert | Jowett | Bradford | Killed in action France and Flanders | 15/17th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Albert Jowett. Born Bradford, enlisted Bradford 18/1428 Sgt. Killed in action France and Flanders 18/9/18 | ||||||
| 19161106 | Arnold | Jowett | Elland | Killed in action France and Flanders | 9th Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. Arnold Jowett. Born Elland, Yorks, enlisted Halifax, living at Elland. 18200 Pte. Killed in Action France and Flanders 6.11.16 | ||||||
| 19160701 | Arthur | Jowett | Bradford | Killed in action France and Flanders | 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Arthur Jowett. Born Shipley, Bradford, Yorks. Enlisted Bradford. 7269 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 1/7/16 | ||||||
| 19150505 | Asa | Jowett | Queensbury | Died of wounds France and Flanders | 2nd Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. Asa Jowet, born Clayton Heights, Yorks, enlisted Bradford Yorks, living at Queensbury, Yorks. 3/11221 Pte died of wounds France and Flanders 5/5/15 | ||||||
| 19170503 | Charles | Jowett | Leeds | Killed in action France and Flanders | 16th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own
Regiment. 1st BFD PALS. Charles Jowett. Born Leeds, enlisted Leeds. 38783 Pte. Killed in
action France and Flanders 3.5.17 More details from Nicola Elson nee Jowett, gg grandaughter of Charles: Charles Jowett was born to Jonas and Maria Jowett in 1880 in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire this was where he worked as a willeyer in a blanket mill and also were he later resided with his wife Elizabeth and his son John Edward. This was also where he first signed up for the army around early 1916, he joined quite late because he was a supervisor in the mill, family rumor says that he was shamed into joining by his cousin who sent him white feathers, a sign of cowardiceCharles Jowett then became 38783 Private Jowett of 16 Btl West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales own) Leeds pals. Leeds pals later got emalgimated and joined bradford pals. Sadly he went missing during the battle of Arras and is remembered in the Arras Memorial’s bay 4. He went missing presumed dead on 3rd May 1917 |
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| 19151219 | Eddie | Jowett | Birkenshaw | Died Mediterranean | 8th Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. Eddie Jowett, born Birkenshaw, Yorks, enlisted at Cleckheaton, Yorks, living at Birkenshaw. 14332 Pte. Died Mediterranean 19.12.15 | ||||||
| 19171009 | Edward | Jewitt | Leeds | Killed in action France and Flanders | 1/8th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Edward Jewitt. Born Ulleskelf, Yorks. enlisted Leeds. 305599 A/Cpl/ Killed in Action France and Flanders 9/10/17 | ||||||
| 19171120 | Edward | Jewitt | York | Killed in action France and Flanders | 2/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Edward Jewitt. Enlisted York. 201521 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 20/11/17 | ||||||
| 19151220 | Ernest | Jowett | Bradford | Died at Home | 8th Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. Ernest Jowett. Born Bradford, Yorks, enlisted Bradford 11531 Pte. Died at Home 20.12.15 | ||||||
| 19170816 | Francis | Jowett | Sheffield | Killed in action France and Flanders | 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Francis Jowett. Born Sheffield, enlisted Sheffield. 42552 Pte. Killed in Action France and Flanders 16.8.17 | ||||||
| 19150822 | Fred | Jewitt | Sunderland | Killed in action France and Flanders | 9th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Fred Jewitt. Born Hartlepool, enlisted Sunderland. 38940 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 22/8/15 | ||||||
| 19160727 | Frederick | Jowett | Bradford | Died of wounds France and Flanders | 18th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. 2nd BFD PALS. Frederick Jowett. Born Darlington, enlisted Bradford, Yorks, living at Bradford. 18/450 Pte. Died of wounds France and Flanders 27/7/16 | ||||||
| 19180719 | George | Jowett | Leeds | Killed in action France and Flanders | 15/17th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. George Jowett. Born Pudsey, Yorks. Enlisted Leeds. 55654 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 19/7/17 | ||||||
| 19150809 | Harold | Jewitt | Wetherby | Killed in action Gallipoli | 9th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Harold Jewitt. Born Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, Yorks. Enlisted Wetherby, 11792 L/Cpl. Killed in action Gallipoli 9/8/15 | ||||||
| 19160701 | Harry | Jowett | Bradford | Killed in action France and Flanders | 16th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. 1st BFD PALS. Harry Jowett. Born Haworth, Yorks, enlisted Bradford. 16/1368 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 1.7.16 | ||||||
| 19180714 | Joseph | Jowett | Bradford | Killed in action France and Flanders | 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Born Bradford, Yorks. Enlisted Bradford - 21/852 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 14/7/18 | ||||||
| 19150402 | Lawrence | Jowett | Bradford | Died of wounds France and Flanders | 2nd Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. Lawrence Jowett, born Bradford, Yorks, enlisted Halifax, living at Bradford. 10557 Pte died of wounds France and Flanders 2.4.15 | ||||||
| 19151012 | Reginald | Jewitt | Leeds | Died of wounds France and Flanders | 11th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Reginald Jewitt. Born Ulleskelf, Yorks. Enlisted Leeds 15891 Pte. Died of wounds France and Flanders 12.10.15 | ||||||
| 19160701 | Thomas Lund | Jowett | Bradford | Killed in action France and Flanders | 18th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment. Thomas Lund Jowett. Born Pudsey, Yorks, enlisted Bradford, Yorks. 18/943 Pte. Killed in action France and Flanders 1.7.16 | ||||||
| 19160323 | William Henry | Jowett | Keighley | Killed in action France and Flanders | 10th Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. William Henry Jowett, born Wilsden Yorks, enlisted Keighley, Yorks. 13958 Pte killed in action France and Flanders 23.3.16 | ||||||
The above list was supplied by Monica Lowndes from a list of casualties in the 2nd Battallion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment and the 11th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Regiment.
Soldiers gathered in Leeds Town Centre prior to departing to France & Flanders
Arras Memorial, 38783 Pte C Jowett is remembered here in Bay 4.
(Pictures courtesy of Nicola Elson)
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| Given name (s) | Surname | of | Notes | |||
| Guy Leonard | Jewett | Belleview, FL | Sgt/Army | |||
| Bob | Jewitt | Bell Gardens, CA | A3C/Air Force | |||
| Stephen Dyer | Jewett | East Andover, NH | SP4/Army | |||
| William Lee | Juett | Owenton, KY | PFC/Army |
If you have any names to add to these lists please let me know. The intention is that their inclusion here will go some way to ensuring that they will never be forgotten.
May they, and all our ancestors, rest forever in peace.
Copyright S D Jowitt
