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Bill Owen's grave in the churchyard of St John's Parish Church. Village amenities include the parish church of St John, a village hall, a cricket field, and a fish & chip restaurant and takeaway. Upperthong is part of the Colne Valley constituency, which has been represented by Paul Davies of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election.
William John Owen Rowbotham (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999) was an English actor and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire -based BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine for over a quarter of a century.
(In reality Bill Owen served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corp and was injured in an explosion during a training exercise). During Seymour's brief stint in the late 80's, Compo was often made to test the former's inventions which frequently ended up in disaster for him and he called Seymour a twit whenever things went wrong.
Bill Owen may refer to: Bill Owen (actor) (1914–1999), English actor and songwriter; Bill Owen (American football) (1903–1975), American football player; Bill Owen (writer and announcer) (born 1931), hosted the ABC television documentary series, Discovery, 1966–1971; Bill Owen, a fictional character in The Old Man in the Corner stories by ...
His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery. [14] Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot; Alexander Hunter (1843–1914), Confederate private and author of the Civil War memoir Johnny Reb & Billy Yank [15]
Burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are located across 26 states and the District of Columbia.The state with the most U.S. Supreme Court justice burial sites is Virginia with 20 – 14 of which are at Arlington National Cemetery.
Tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery, July 2006. The Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy is an ongoing investigation by the United States Department of Defense into mismanagement, poor record-keeping, and other issues involving the burial and identification of U.S. servicemembers' graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Tom Owen; 2000–2010) Compo's long-lost son, arriving just after his father’s death, Tom is played by Bill Owen’s real-life son. Tom is a layabout like Compo but seems a bit more enterprising in his attempts to maintain his slothful lifestyle.