Herbert Arthur Towle
He was a French polisher.
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Herbert Arthur Towle was born in 1896 at Clay Cross he was the son of the late Walter Arthur a bricklayer and Ruth Towle née Wilson and the brother of Dorothy Grace, John Lawrence, Gertrude, Alice, Hilda and Florence Rebecca Towle.
His father Walter Arthur was born in 1867nat Plsley, Derbyshire, he died in 1910 aged 43yrs, is mother Ruth Wilson was born in 1874 in Sutton in Ashfield, they were married on 21st Septemebr 1895 at St Ann's, Nottingham, they went on to have 8 children, sadly 1 died in infancy or early childhood.
They lived at 15 Lavender Street Dame Agnes Street St Ann's Nottingham, but later moved to 44 Laurel Street, Dame Agnes Street, Nottingham.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 44 Laurel Street, Dame Agnes Street, St Ann's Ruth Towle 37 yrs is a machinist, she is living with her children 3 of her children, Herbert Arthur 15 yrs a french polisher, and 6 more children.
Private Herbert Arthur Towle attested on 9th December 1915 at Nottingham, giving his age as 19 yrs and 9 months, his address was 44 Laurel Street, Dame Agnes Street, St Ann's, Nottingham, he was a lathe hand (steel and brass) munitions worker. He was posted to the reserves and mobilised for war on 12th April 1918 and reported to te Depot at Derby and posted to the Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He landed in France on 7th August 1918 and transferred to the 8th battalion Surrey Regimment on 13th August 1918 he died of wounds received in action on 5th September 1918. He is buried at Etretat Churchyard Extension France
Personal inscrption on CWGC headstone:'A loving son a brother kind beautiful memories left behind.'
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘’Roll of Honour’, 25 September 1918 ‘Towle. Died of wounds received in action, September 6th (sic), Pte Herbert A Towle, East Surreys, aged 22, eldest son of Mrs Towle, 44 Laurel-street. God takes the loved ones from our homes, but never from our hearts.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Photo of Herbert Arthur Towle
Etretat Churchyard Extension, France Courtesy of the cwgc