George Sead Gowing

A Private with 2nd Bn., George died on 15th of August 1915 at the age of 33.

George was born at Lowestoft on 20 June 1882, a son of George Sead and Caroline Gowing. He was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 23 July 1882. In 1891 his family lived at Anguish Street, Lowestoft. By 1901 George’s father had died and his family lived at Lifeboat Cottages, East Street, Lowestoft, and George was a fisherman. 

On 25 December 1903 George married Alice Maud Brown at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft. George was working as a fisherman. In 1911 they lived at 9 Raglan Cottages, Raglan Street, Lowestoft. Later Alice lived at 222 Raglan Street. She married William Fletcher, a Trimmer in the Royal Naval Reserve, in 1917. 

George volunteered and enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Suffolk Regiment, service number 3/10241. He arrived in France on 3 December 1914 to join the 2nd Battalion. 

On 24 July 1915 the 2nd Battalion moved into trenches at a position known as Spoilbank on the south side of the canal near Ypres. We do not know when George was wounded, but note for the Battalion War Diary, that it would have been on one of several days between 26 July and 15 August.   

George died from wounds at 9th Field Ambulance at Hoograf, Belgium.