Howes, William –

Son of Mary E. Howes, of 13, Harold Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed whilst carrying ammunition to the front line having only been on active service two months.

Personal details

  • Surname: Howes
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 16th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 203738
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IX. G. 22.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/09/1917 05/10/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* 4g S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 28/09/1917 28/09/1917

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