Howarth, Moses –

Son of Henry Howarth, of 73, Wellington Road, Turton, Lancashire, and the late Jane Howarth (nee Holden). Formerly Private 19144, 9th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Hospitalised at Glamis Castle in Scotland with the effects of gas in September 1917. Died at Trent Bridge Military Hospital, Nottingham, from nephritis due to gas poisoning.

Personal details

  • Surname: Howarth
  • Forename: Moses
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Turton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Turton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 33
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 22nd, 1919
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 62nd Division Mechanical Transport Company.
  • Service number: M/353384
  • Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
  • Enlistment date: January 2nd, 1915 - 1915-01-02
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Turton (St. Anne) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: New Ground. 36.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915 08/06/1917 05/10/1917 12/07/1918 28/02/1919
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 4c 4c 4b 8d*

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