No.532078, Private, Bertie HOWLETT
Aged 24
Bertie Howlett was born in Bury St. Edmunds (3rd qtr 1893 Bury St. Edmunds 4a:761), son of William and Mary Ann HOWLETT (née LOWE)
1901 census...Aged 8, he was at Church Cottage, Rougham with his father William HOWLETT [48] farm labourer, born Woolpit; his mother Mary Ann [50] born Paddington, London; sister Mabel [20] born Newport. Essex; brothers Harry [18] farm labourer born Sible Hedingham, Leonard [15] electrical engineer born Beyton and Edward [12] born Rougham. 1911 census...Aged 18, a junior clerk for County Council, he was still at Church Cottage with his parents, father now a domestic gardener. His mother had lost 2 of her 8 children. On the pension card his father was still at Church Cottage, Rougham. His mother had died in 1913. His grantee was sister Mrs Mabel CAPON. |
He enlisted in London.
The battalion had been with the 2nd Army in the attack on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge. 19 mines were blown on 7th to start the attack. They suffered 2 officer and 26 OR killed, 2 officers died of wounds, 2 officers wounded, 120 OR wounded, 1 officer and 90 OR missing. They reached their objective, OBLONG RESERVE, about half way between St Eloi and Hollebecke
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