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Vowler Darrell Francis Stephen Major
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21330
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This record is about the Vowler Darrell Francis Stephen Major dating from 2000-2024.
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SKR/DAT/IP/21330
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Title (The name of the record)
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Vowler Darrell Francis Stephen Major
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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Surname: Vowler;
Forename(s): Darrell Francis Stephen;
Initials: DFS;
Rank: Major;
Born in: Ceylon;
Previous Regiment: Notts & Derby Regt;
Date of transfer to MGC: 24-Oct-1916;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: MGC TC;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 15 Coy;
How killed: D;
Where: UK;
When killed: 28-Feb-1919;
Other Data: Sherborne School Register 1550-1950: son of Mrs FS Vowler of Ceylon, b 1894 at School 1910-12. To Sandhurst. Capt, Sherwood For. & MGC died on service 1919.
born 3/12/1894 at Kotagala, Ceylon. Eld son of Francis Simcoe Vowler and Ellen FA Vowler (nee Gordon) educ Oaklands Court, St Peters, Isle of Thanet and Sherbourne School (rep at Bisley). To Sandhurst - commsn 1914 Sherwood For (regimemt of grandfather - Maj SB Gordon). To BEF 1914. Ret UK and joined MGC at Grantham. To BEF 15 Coy (at battle of Vimy) hit by fragment of 5.9 shell, in hosp 4 months. To Grantham. Joined No 2 Officer Cadet Bn 26/8/1917. Selected to train officer cadets at Guards Huts at Pirbright and then at Hazeley Down, Winchester. Prom Capt 2 SF and was Major (MGC - Tanks) since Feb 1918. Came back home with influenza/pneumonia and died. His brother Lt JAG Vowler, Leinsters & MGC died at Netley 18 m ago.
Medical board 25/1/1918 - wounded by shell on Vimy Ridge was I/c MG section(15 Coy) - shell burst 15 yards away - wounded left arm, leg and hand.
Died at Launceston at home of father, Frank Vowler, Edymead House, Launceston, a retired tea planter. Estate £169.12.6d.
Photo - GS Archive;Other Notes: VOWLER, Major, D F S, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) attd Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 28th February 1919. Age 24. Son of Francis Simcoe Vowler and Ellen F. A. Vowler, of Edymead House, Launceston. BB. 42. Launceston Cemetery - Cornwall, United Kingdom.;
Related National Archives files: WO339/11164;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9382df17-13de-47cf-98c9-ae73b0473c68/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Vowler Darrell Francis Stephen Major