William Jacob Cowley

Birth registered Q1 1894 in Cheltenham. See Media for Birth announcement.

1901 sees him 7 years, having lost his father at 4, living with mother and her mother at 22 Columbia Street, Cheltenham.

1911 is 17 at 3 Beaufort Cottages, Columbia Street with mother and grandmother, working as a yard boy in a saw mill.

Served in WW1 in the Gloucestershire Regiment service number Private 21785 and the Labour Corps Private 113664.

Not identified in 1939 Register. No marriage identified.

6th June 1942 admitted stealing tools and bound over with payment for his theft . See Media.

1946 men found guilty and jailed for stealing his wallet. See Media.

Death registered in Q1 1957 in Cheltenham.