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Name Orlando Rowson
Regiment 17th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Service Rank and Number Sgt 25617
Military Cemetery/Memorial La Gorgue Communal Cemetery
Ref No. of Grave or Memorial II A 10
Country of Cemetery/Memorial France
Medals AwardedVictory, British War and 1915 Star medals
Date and Circumstances of Death Killed in Action 22nd January 1916
Biographical Details Known He was born in 1866 in Church Pulverbatch, Shropshire. His father was Thomas Rowson and his mother Ellen. The 1871 census tells us that Thomas, the father was a farmer of 40 acres aged 38. His wife was ten years older and there was a 23 year old step daughter, Sarah. In addition there were the following children in the household Elizabeth 13, Jane 11,Thomas 9, John 8, Orlando 5 and George 2.
George spent a number of years in -service. In 1881 he was 16 and was an under gardener at the home of Arthur Bather - Principal Clerk at the Admiralty.