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2nd Lt. Abraham Slowe
British Army 6th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:London
(d.25th Aug 1917)
Abraham Slowe served in Belgium with the 6th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (K.O.Y.L.I) and took part in the early part of the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele. The 6th Battalion KOYLI was part of the 43rd Brigade, 14th Division, together with the 6th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry, the 6th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and the 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. The 14th Division had relieved the 56th Division on the Menin Road around Clapham Junction on 18th August 1917. The attack started on 22nd August and the 6th Battalion was first actively involved on the 24th. They were holding the area between Glencourse Wood and Inverness Copse after a heavy barrage when the Germans counter-attacked at 4:30 am, using flamethrowers and grenades. Abe was among the casualties suffered when his Battalion and the 6th Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry were pushed back to the start lines of the attack – all the bravery and sacrifice had once again been for nothing. Abe was wounded on 24th August and evacuated to the Casualty Clearing Station at Poperinge. He died from his wounds the following morning, 25 August 1917 and was buried in the British Military Cemetery at Lijssenthoek together with nearly 10,000 of his fallen comrades.
