Son of Roger and Ann Howarth, of 46, Walkden Road, Walkden, Lancashire. Fell at the Battle of Arras.
Howarth, William Gladstone –
Personal details
- Surname: Howarth
- Forename: William Gladstone
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 23rd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 18th (3rd City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 43747
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Grand Division of the Order of the Sons of Temperance Memorial - Bolton Town Hall
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- Royal British Legion (Boothstown) WWI Memorial - Worsley
- CWGC Memorial: Hibers Trench Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: C. 22.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/05/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917 26/04/1918