CLOWES Colin George

This poppy cross was placed, along with many more, at Penkhull churchyard, Staffordshire on Remembrance Sunday 2014 to honour 75 villagers killed in the First World War. He is commemorated on the War Memorial in St Thomas Church, Penkhull.
CLOWES Colin George. Lance Corporal P/11173, Military Foot Police Corps, died in Mesopotamia 19th July 1917. He was the son of George Henry and Harriet Clowes of 1, Elliott Street, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Some notes from what remains of his army records. He attested on the 9th December 1915 aged 24 years and 10 months. He gave his occupation as a Postman, formally he was a china caster and lived with his parents at 1, Elliott Street. On the 11th February 1916 he was mobilized and posted to Lichfield as Private 203888, North Staffordshire Regiment, later to be transferred many times to, 1st Garrison Battalion, Yorkshire Light Infantry as private28788, then as private 35755, 1st Garrison Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment, private 26987, 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. and finally transferred and promoted to Lance Corporal 11173, Military Foot Police. On the 19th October 1916 he embarked for India, Bombay. On the 6th February 1917 he embarked from Bombay for Mesopotamia. The 18th July 1917 he was admitted to No 33 British General Hospital, Makina suffering from the heat. He died from the effects of heat in the hospital at 4-15pm on the 19th July 1917. R.I.P.