Claude Philip Lowe
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Claude Phillip Lowe was born in 1893 the son of Alexander Lowe a plate layer’s clerk and Jesse May Lowe (née Sayer ) of 4 Alma Terrace, Sherwood Rise Nottingham. His father was born in 1862 in Nottingham his mother in 1872 at Norwich. Married 26th October 1892 at St John the Evangelist Church, in Leeds. They had a further son Alexander Charles born 1897 in Nottingham. Claude’s father died on 12th May 1904 at Radcliffe on Trent whilst his mother died on 3rd January 1911 in Nottingham.
Claude married Ethel May Holland (born 11th May 1890) in 1911 at Nottingham and they lived at 56 Trueman Street, Nottingham. They had two children Alexander Bernard Lowe born 1911 Nottingham and Jessie May b.1913 Nottingham.
In 1911 they lived at 27 Talbot Street, Nottingham a boarding house run by William and Fanny Rippington
Commencing 24th July 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 19 shillings a week.
Claude was ‘retired’ aged 25. His effects of £6,286 16/9d were l eft to Ethel May (Probate [with will] 117/7/1916 Nottingham.
Claude Philip Lowe enlisted at Sutton on Sea in Lincolnshire whilst residing at Brighton Sussex. He landed in France on 14th July 1915. he was killed in action on 30th December 1917 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photograph published on 11th January 1916 in the Nottingham Daily Express and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.