Howarth, Joseph –

Husband of Hannah Howarth (nee Smethurst), of 7, Cross Street, Kearsley, Lancashire, and formerly of 28, Manor Cottages, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Wounded in the Dardanelles on 04/07/1915 (gunshot wounds left arm and upper hip) and conveyed to England on the hospital ship Dongolan.

Personal details

  • Surname: Howarth
  • Forename: Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 4th (Regular Extra Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17517
  • Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: December 3rd, 1914 - 1914-12-03
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 126858
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/12/1914
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/07/1915

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