Source: WW1 Covered Live on Twitter. Note that the Nominal Roll has his last name as Lowe.
Family Search: When Lance Corporal William Ernest Lowes was born on 9 June 1888, in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Michael Lowes, was 56 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 34. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as labourer in Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada. He died on 27 March 1916, in Bailleul-Nord-Est, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, Nord, France, at the age of 27, and was buried in Communal Cemetery, Bailleul, Nord, France.
Barnardo Immigration: William G. Surname: LOWES, Age:12. Gender: M. Ship: TUNISIAN. Port of Departure: Liverpool. Date of Departure: 1900-09-27. Port of Arrival: Quebec. Date of Arrival: 1900-10-06. Year of Arrival: 1900. Party: Barnardo Homes. Destination: Toronto, Ontario. Comments:101 boys.
