His story
George William Mowles worked as a coal porter.
He was recorded living in Lambeth in 1911.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/36179. His recorded unit was No. 1 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 31 October 1918, aged 39. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Greenwich Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Coal Porter
- Residence recorded
- Lambeth
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/36179
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 1 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 31 October 1918
- Age
- 39
- Cemetery or memorial
- Greenwich Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Screen Wall. 1 "C." B. 1216.
Connected men
- Thomas Henry BRADBURYAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- George COATESAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- Alfred William HUMEAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- Thomas Patrick HUTCHINSAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 451
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “George William Mowles”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/mowles-george-william-se-36179/.
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