Marjorie Lowe – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Aircraftwoman 1st Class Marjorie Lowe – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Early Life

Marjorie Lowe was born in 1924 at Swansea, the daughter of Charles Lowe and Margaret Lowe. No surviving civilian records shed further light on her early childhood, and the only official documentation that remains is her entry in the 1939 Register.

1939 Register

Family Life (1939 Register)

By 1939, the Lowe family were living at Brynderi School Road, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire. Charles was employed as a Steelworks Electrician, while Margaret and Marjorie both undertook household duties. Also present was Dorothy Lowe, recorded as incapacitated. The household included two additional residents: Joseph Young, a Steelworks Electrician, and Colwyn Walkers, a Clerk – Steel & Tinplate Works, reflecting the shared‑housing patterns common in industrial communities.

Military Service

Marjorie served as an Aircraftwoman 1st Class with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), one of the principal women’s branches supporting Royal Air Force operations during the Second World War. WAAF personnel undertook vital duties including communications, radar plotting, meteorology, aircraft maintenance support, and intelligence work.

Marjorie Lowe
Morriston Cemetery
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Death and Burial

South Wales Daily Post

Marjorie died at Bridgend on 12 January 1945, her passing reported in the South Wales Daily Post. She was laid to rest at Morriston Cemetery, where her grave stands among the wartime burials of the district.