Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMajor Geoffrey Seymour Rowley-Conwy 
[62, 1914 edn, Langford article, p. 1156], [4, 1881 ref: RG11 Piece: 5527 Folio: 126 Page: 42], [3, His birth, Q4 of 1877, St Asaph dist, vol 11b, p. 353], [60, Langford of Summerhill article, vol XIV, p.. 423]
[62, 1914 edn, Langford article, p. 1156], [4, 1881 ref: RG11 Piece: 5527 Folio: 126 Page: 42], [3, His birth, Q4 of 1877, St Asaph dist, vol 11b, p. 353], [60, Langford of Summerhill article, vol XIV, p.. 423]Birth14 Sep 1877, Rhuddlan, Flints
Death10 Aug 1915, Slain at Gallipoli
BurialMI at HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey
General3rd s. In Loyal North Lancs regt.
FatherConwy Grenville Hercules Rowley-Conwy (ca1841-1900)
MotherMarian Harford (ca1842-1911)
Spouses
Marriage7 Jun 1911, St Thomas’ church, Portsmouth [3, Their marriage, Q2 of 1911, Portsmouth dist, vol 2b, p. 1059], [13, 8 Jun 1911: Report of their wedding]
ChildrenGeoffrey Alexander (1912-)
Rose Marian (ca1915-)
Notes for Major Geoffrey Seymour Rowley-Conwy
His birth:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1877 (>99%)
CONWY Geoffrey St Asaph 11b 353
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Times Announcements:
5 Jan 1901: To be Sec Lt of The Loyal North Lancashire Regt on augmentation, from the 1st Vol Batallion.
29 May 1911: Military wedding to Miss Bertha Cochran, daughter of late Lieut Alexander Cochran, RN, of Ashkirk, N.B.
13 Jul 1912: Promoted to Captain, still with the LNL Regt.
15 Aug 1919: In Memoriam notice: “In proud and loving memory of Geoffrey Rowley Conwy, Major, Loyal North Lancashire regt, “missing” in the fight for Chimuk Bair, Gallipoli on 10th Aug 1915, and now believed to have been killed on that day.”
I’ve sent an e-mail to the CWGC to ask whether he should be included in their site.
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1877 (>99%)
CONWY Geoffrey St Asaph 11b 353
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Times Announcements:
5 Jan 1901: To be Sec Lt of The Loyal North Lancashire Regt on augmentation, from the 1st Vol Batallion.
29 May 1911: Military wedding to Miss Bertha Cochran, daughter of late Lieut Alexander Cochran, RN, of Ashkirk, N.B.
13 Jul 1912: Promoted to Captain, still with the LNL Regt.
15 Aug 1919: In Memoriam notice: “In proud and loving memory of Geoffrey Rowley Conwy, Major, Loyal North Lancashire regt, “missing” in the fight for Chimuk Bair, Gallipoli on 10th Aug 1915, and now believed to have been killed on that day.”
I’ve sent an e-mail to the CWGC to ask whether he should be included in their site.
Mon Inscripts notes for Major Geoffrey Seymour Rowley-Conwy
From the CWGC site http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=687971 :
Casualty Details
Name: ROWLEY CONWY, GEOFFREY SEYMOUR
Initials: G S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 10/08/1915
Additional information: Son of the late Capt. Conwy Rowley Conwy, of Bodrhyddan, Rhuddlan, Flints; husband of Gabrielle Rowley Conwy, of Trewyddan, St. Asaph, Flints.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 152 to 154.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL
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Casualty Details
Name: ROWLEY CONWY, GEOFFREY SEYMOUR
Initials: G S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 10/08/1915
Additional information: Son of the late Capt. Conwy Rowley Conwy, of Bodrhyddan, Rhuddlan, Flints; husband of Gabrielle Rowley Conwy, of Trewyddan, St. Asaph, Flints.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 152 to 154.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL
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Notes for Geoffrey Seymour & Bertha Gabrielle (Family)
Their Marriage:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1911 (>99%)
Cockran Bertha G Portsmouth 2b 1059
Conwy Geoffrey S R Portsmouth 2b 1059
Rowley-Conwy Geoffrey S Portsmouth 2b 1059
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8 Jun 1911: The Times reported this wedding, adding that Bertha was eldest dau., that Lt Cochran was of Ashkirk, Scotland, that Mrs Cochran was of Featherwood, Ryde and Essenside, Southsea, and that the marriage was at St Thomas’ church, Portsmouth. They got presents, silver, from the tenantry on the Cwm and Bodrhyddon estates, from the employees at Bodrhyddon and from the offices of the Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1911 (>99%)
Cockran Bertha G Portsmouth 2b 1059
Conwy Geoffrey S R Portsmouth 2b 1059
Rowley-Conwy Geoffrey S Portsmouth 2b 1059
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8 Jun 1911: The Times reported this wedding, adding that Bertha was eldest dau., that Lt Cochran was of Ashkirk, Scotland, that Mrs Cochran was of Featherwood, Ryde and Essenside, Southsea, and that the marriage was at St Thomas’ church, Portsmouth. They got presents, silver, from the tenantry on the Cwm and Bodrhyddon estates, from the employees at Bodrhyddon and from the offices of the Loyal North Lancashire Regt.