William Wade Lowrey
(1895-1918)
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Ad for Lowrey Brothers Co. in the 1913 Cleveland City Directory, which may be connected to this soldier’s family, although this would need further verification
Photo of the destroyed town of Bouresches, France, near where Private William Wade Lowrey was initially laid to rest
Sibling List
William Wade Lowrey
William Wade Lowrey
[surname also spelled Lowery and Lowry on some records]
[surname also spelled Lowery and Lowry on some records]
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 12/6/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 12/6/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1616 Brainard Ave., Cleveland, OH given on one military record; mother's address: 1280 Mathews Ave., Lakewood, OH
Demographics: no draft registration found which would have contained additional demographic information; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 6/9/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 6/9/1917; Private
Service Number: 121954
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: June 8, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: June 8, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried after death at American Cemetery, Commune of Bouresches, Aisne, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France; 6/8/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Antwerp, Belgium; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 7/5/1921; remains subsequently received at Cleveland, OH by F. C. Hieber [undertaker] 2777 E.[sic-W.] 14th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 539 Section 9 Grave 3, alongside his parents [no gravestone photos on cemetery website]
Burial: buried after death at American Cemetery, Commune of Bouresches, Aisne, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France; 6/8/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Antwerp, Belgium; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 7/5/1921; remains subsequently received at Cleveland, OH by F. C. Hieber [undertaker] 2777 E.[sic-W.] 14th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 539 Section 9 Grave 3, alongside his parents [no gravestone photos on cemetery website]
Next of Kin: Mrs. Alice J. Lowery [sic-Lowrey], mother, 1521 Crawford Rd., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private William Wade Lowrey appears to have been the youngest child in his family.
Father: William H. Lowrey (1847-1914), born Pittsburgh, PA, served in Civil War, occupation in 1900 and 1910 Locomotive Engineer, died before his son served in WWI, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Alice Jannette Wade Lowrey (1852-1932), born Scottsville, PA, had at least 7 children, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left, which may be incomplete.
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