Howarth, James –

Son of James and Rose Hannah Orrell Howarth, of 11, Irwell Villas, Prestolee, Stoneclough, Lancashire. Died of wounds to the spine in the Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Howarth
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: May 27th, 1899
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Prestolee, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 18
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 11th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 4th (Regular Extra Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: 95599
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: July 4th, 1917 - 1917-07-04
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: II. C. 32.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 24/05/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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