Ralph's Story.
Ralph Fowler Born 1st July 1892 in Runcorn Cheshire. His address 21 Taylors-Row Runcorn
Father Thomas Eaton Fowler, Mother Isabella Fowler nee Janion
23 Taylors-Row Runcorn
Joined at Chester 1 September 1914 Farm Labourer aged 32 years and 2 Months
Medical in Frodsham
Posted to the 8th Battalion 2 September 1914
Posted to the 9th in France 19th July 1915
9th was Formed at Chester on 13 September 1914 58th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Moved to Salisbury Plain and by December 1914 was in billets in Basingstoke. Returned to Salisbury Plain in March 1915.
19 July 1915 : landed at Boulogne
5/ 11 /1916 to the field
14 /11/1916 (Rouen) GSW Back
Home 20.11. 1916 on the HS George
Sent to spine hospital for the paralysed in Brombrough and later Stockport
Nov 30 1921 Thomas Fowler of receipt of medals eldest brother
3 Stonehill Lane
Runcorn
Thomas also received his Probate 31 Oct 1919
Private Ralph Fowler of the 9th Cheshires, was badly wounded on the Somme on November 16th 1916 and still a patient at the Red Cross Hospital Bromborough, suffering from concussion of the spine. He had the honour of being mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig’s dispatches in 1916.
War Diary
Donnets Post - 6th November 1916. A reinforcement of 59 other ranks were received
6th to 12th Working parties supplied to the Royal Engineers
13th November 1916 - the battalion moved into the line. On the way into the line the Bn was shelled. Lt & Adjt E Watts was wounded and B Coy had 4 killed and 6 Wounded. During the whole night the enemy shelled at intervals principling Hessian Trench. The line was held from R.21.b.9.7 to R.21.a.9.5 1/2
Courtesy of the British Newspaper Archive. 
