Patrick Fowler - Aftermath

Aftermath

After the war had finished, Fowler moved to the 8,400-acre (34 km2) Glenernie Estate in the Scottish Highlands, where he lived with his wife and three daughters. The wardrobe was moved to the 11th Hussars regimental museum in Winchester and is currently on display.

Madame Belmont-Gobert was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire as a reward for her efforts in keeping Fowler hidden. By 1927, she was living in poverty, and so The Daily Telegraph launched a campaign to help her. As a result, the 11th Hussars gave Madame Belmant-Gobert £100, and then gave her full billeting pay for caring for Fowler, dating back to 1914. In response, the French War Minister Paul Painlevé demanded that the British government would not have to pay Madame Belmant-Gobert any more money, because they would give her a pension.

There was a plan in 2000 to make a film based on Fowler's life during the war, with Robert Carlyle tipped to play Fowler and backing from Bill Shepherd. It was planned to be made by Shepperton Studios and shot on in location in France, but nothing came of the project.