Son of John and Annie Howcroft, of 2, Barncroft Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Was serving in Ireland during the Easter Rising of 1916.
Howcroft, Moses –
Personal details
- Surname: Howcroft
- Forename: Moses
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 28th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 18426
- Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. E. 37.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/12/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917