No.9120, C.S.M., Alfred Arthur HOWE M.M.
Aged 27
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Alfred Arthur HOWE was born in 1889 in Great Barton (3rd qtr 1889 Thingoe 4a:687) son of Walter George and Mary Ann Ellen HOWE (née LONG)
1891 census...Aged 1, he was at The Street, Great Barton with his father Walter HOWE [25] farm labourer born Thorpe Morieux and his mother Mary Ann [21] born Great Barton. 1901 census...Aged 11, he was at Queach Cottages, Pakenham with his parents; brothers Frederick C [9] and Walter G [4]; sisters Edith M [7], Gertrude M [6] Priscilla [2] and Ethel M [4 months] born Pakenham. All the children except Ethel were born in Great Barton. 1911 census...Aged 21, he was a Corporal in the 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Fort Regent, Jersey. His parents; brothers Walter and William James [7]; sisters Priscilla and Ethel were at Thetford Road, Ixworth. He married Emelie de la Haye 12-3-1890] in St.Brelade, Jersey on 25th April 1914, their son Alfred Arthur was born 24th November 1914 CWGC have his widow at Grande Vingraine, St Peter's, Jersey., the pension card has 26 Chevalier Road, Stb Heliewrs, Jersey. However no documentation has been found to link him with Hawstead |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds
He was wounded near the Arras Road on July 1st and died at No.35 Casualty Clearing Station at Doullens, where he now rests
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