Service no. 134114
Able Seaman, Royal Navy, (RFR/PO/B/1003). H.M.S. "Buttercup."
Died on 16 January 1916, aged 44
Remembered at Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK
Brother of Bertie Guy Lowe, who is also remembered on the Holy Trinity memorial.
Wife. Rose Emma. 42, Broadhinton Rd, Clapham Common S.W.
Born 10.2.70. Portsea, Hants.
Information from the 1911 census
In 1911 John William Sibley Lowe, 40, born in Portsea, Hampshire, lived at 20 Holden St Battersea, where the household had 5 rooms. He worked as an inspector for the London Fire Brigade, employed by London County Council. Rose Emma Lowe, his wife, 39, was from Plaistow, Essex. In 1911 the couple had two children: Blanche Maggie Mahala Lowe, 14, born in Tooting, south-west London, and Charles Bertie Lowe, 11, born in Brompton, south-west London. John's brother Bertie Guy Lowe, 28, who was in the Navy, was visiting. Also visiting was Florence Beggs, 23, a restaurant waitress from Portsmouth, Hampshire.
London Fire Brigade Casualties at Sea, 1914-18
The following appears on the website Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association
Lowe, John William Sibley, DCM (1914-16): Able Seaman RFR, HMS Europa and HMS Buttercup; Atlantic and Mediterranean 11 months. Killed accidentally 16 January 1916, HMS Buttercup. Buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby. (LCC Record of War Service credits him with a DCM although his Official Number 134114 indicates earlier service in the RN. He is not listed for a WW1 DSM)