George Clowes
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George Clowes was born in 1895 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, and baptised at St. Oswald's Church, Guiseley, on 18th August 1895. He was the son of Ernest Clowes, a railway stationmaster who himself was born at Woodhouse Eaves, and Sarah Clowes (née Yeadon). George's parents were married at St. Oswald's Church, Guiseley, on 21st August 1893. The family had moved to West Langton, Leicestershire by 1901 and to Hathern Station, Loughborough by 1911. They later moved to Bakewell, Derbyshire. George had two sisters, Louie and Elizabeth. In 1911 George was an engineer's draughtsman at the Brush Electrical Works in Loughborough.
Private George Clowes was reported missing in an engagement on the Menin Road during the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, and was presumed to have been killed in action. He was 19 years old. George is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 5. He is also remembered on a plaque in St. James's Church, Normanton on Soar. Gate Memorial Panel 5,
Plaque in church- In loving memory of George Clowes 'C' Sqdn Leicester Yeomanary aged 19 years,the beloved son of Ernest and Sarah Clowes,Hathern Station,reported missig in an engagement on the Menin Road,Ypres 15 May 1915, one of Englands heroes.
