Lance Corporal Alfred Wilson Howe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Howe,
Alfred Wilson
Date of birth: 1895-12-24
Place of birth: Liverpool England
Next of kin: John Howe, father, Marigold P.O., Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 430671
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(27th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack vicinity of Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1569451
LAC ID:
471411
Service file: B4549-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Prior service with 88th Regiment, Victoria Fusiliers.
Son of John and Mary Jane Howe, of 3142, Irma St., Victoria, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes:
Memorial Cross available on North West Medals June 2014.
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-29