Name
Ambrose Stowers
25/07/1885
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
18/07/1916
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
15017
Bedfordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT
III. D. 31.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Gilston Village Memorial, High Wych Village Memorial
Pre War
Ambrose was born on 25th July 1885 in High Wych, Hertfordshire. One of ten Children born to Ambrose and Elizabeth Stowers.
In 1911 he was living in High Wych with his parents and siblings and working as a Woodman on an Estate.
Wartime Service
Ambrose joined the 7th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment and along with the rest of the Battalion arrived in France, via Boulogne, on the 26th July 1915.
The 7th Beds were in the 54th Brigade of the 18th (Eastern) Division. As part of the Battle of The Somme the Battalion took part in two successful attacks on the 1st and 14th July 1916, then on the 17th orders were received to attack the Village of Guillemont, but these were cancelled on the 18th as the Battalion had suffered such heavy casualties in the two previous attacks. They then spent the rest of the 18th under shell fire and at 4pm the Cookhouse was hit by a shell and some casualties were sustained, Ambrose may have been one of the casualties. He is buried at Peronne Road Cemetery and was aged 29.
It should be noted though, that where Ambrose is buried was also the site of a major field hospital, therefore Ambrose could have died of wounds received from an earlier action.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Paul Johnson, Anthony Hodgkins
