
| Regimental number | 12/2019 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cambridge |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Station Road, Penrose, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Lowther, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Jane Lowther, Papatoetoe, Auckland, and the late Edward Lowther |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 12/2020 William George LOWTHER |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (bomb wound, left leg); admitted to Endell Street Military Hospital, London, 31 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HS 'Dover', 8 April 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 18 April 1916; embarked Suez on board SS 'Tahiti', 5 May 1916; discharged, Auckland, 17 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth. See other entry for second period of service. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920880 |
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