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Lieutenant Charles Matthew Howard

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1885-12-16
Place of birth: Hagersville Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Eila R. Howard, wife. Cayuga, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Operator
Address: Cayuga, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-10-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Adanac Military Cemetery, II. A. 6.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (58th Battalion)
Rank detail

Lieutenant, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-23 to 1916-10-08

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Regina Trench
Awards

Military Cross
Description: For conspicuously good work as bombing officer which resulted in one instance in putting a machine-gun out of action and capturing 30 prisoners.
Date of award: 1916-08-19
Source: London Gazette No. 29713, pg. 8232. Note that citation incorrectly indicates middle name is 'Matthews'.

Images

War Diaries 1st. Bde. C.F.A Appendix 8 Operatio Order No. 44 April 2nd,1916
War Diaries 1st. Bde. C.F.A Appendix 8 Operatio Order No. 44 April 2nd,1916

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 183424
LAC ID: 471023
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4538-S029
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Philip R. Howard and Elizabeth Howard (nee Buck)

The War Diary of the 58th Battalion states "Lieut. C.M. Howard who gallantly fought to the last, leading his men and cheering them on at all time particularly in the last fight when the portion of the Regina Trench was lost. He was last seen still fighting, although surrounded by the enemy."

Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

Note: Middle name incorrectly spelled as 'Mathew' on LAC.

[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Military Cross For conspicuously good work as bombing officer which resulted in one instance in putting a machine-gun out of action and capturing 30 prisoners. ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-05-07