Basic Details
Surname
Fowler
Forenames
Benjamin T
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Benjamin Thomas
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 130 Dogsthorpe Road. It wrongly records that he was Killed in action in 1918; he actually died of wounds in 1917.

(CWGC records that Private Benjamin Thomas Fowler, regimental number 52090, died aged 20 on 13/7/1917 while serving in the 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, and is buried in grave II.G.2 at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) in Belgium. They record him as the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Anne Fowler of 130 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War records that Benjamin Thomas Fowler died of wounds on 14/7/1917 serving in the Middlesex Regiment, having formerly served in the Bedfordshire Regiment under regimental number 31026. The Medal Rolls record that he had served in the 3rd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment before transferring to the Middlesex Regiment).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Middlesex
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
13
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 13 July 1918 [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
130, DOGSTHORPE RD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial