Samuel James Blowers 32587- 2nd Battery RFA 13th Brigade

[Doodes]

Hi all,

Am new to this, am looking for info in relation to my Great uncle who died at sea 3/5/1916 , but was part of the RFA ?

Any ideas

Regards

Dave

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

Medal Roll Index entry only - over 60% of WW1 service records were burnt during the WW2 blitz

Samuel James Blowers  Corporal - Royal Field Artillery - Reg Number 32587

Accidentally drowned 3.5.1916

Awarded the British & Victory Medals and the 14 star with clasp

Qualifying date 14.10.1914

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"Samuel James Blowers (1885 - 1916) Samuel died on May 03, 1916 at 31 years old. He was buried in Basra Memorial Panel 3 And 60"
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1655585/BLOWERS,%20SAMUEL%20JAMES

Son of Robert and Maria Blowers, of Normanston Hall Cottage, Beccles Rd., Lowestoft.

((He is commemorated in Iraq  but his parents lived in Lowestoft a town in the English county of Suffolk))

Here is Samuel J Blowers with his family aged only 6
1891 Census
Piece: RG12/1540 Place: Aldeby -Norfolk Enumeration District: 6
Civil Parish: Gillingham Ecclesiastical Parish: Gillingham
Folio: 55 Page: 9 Schedule: 55
Address: Cottage
Robert, 43 ,Ag Lab(Em'ee) born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Maria, 40, wife born    Norfolk - Geldeston           
Robert C,    17,    Ag Lab(Em'ee), born Suffolk - Beccles           
George S,   16, Ag Lab(Em'ee),born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Anna M, 13, born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Ethel M, 8, Scholar, born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Samuel J,   6, Scholar born   Norfolk - Gillingham           
Dennis W,   4,born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Arthur J, 1    born Norfolk - Gillingham           
Ann E, 3m    born Norfolk - Gillingham       

Also on the Roll of Honour for Suffolk, LOWESTOFT, ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH WAR MEMORIAL
Samuel James Blowers
Corporal 32587, 2nd Battery, 13th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 3 May 1916 at sea. Aged 31. Born Beccles, enlisted Lowestoft. Son of Robert and Maria Blowers, of Normanston Hall Cottage, Beccles Rd., Lowestoft. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 3 and 60.

[Doodes]

thanks all, excellent

so basically accidentally drowned

he his brothers were all in the RFA, his brother Dennis also died