HOWARTH Frank

  • First Name(s):
    Frank 
  • Surname:
    HOWARTH
  • Service Number:
    8404
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Corps:
    Machine Gun Corps
  • Regiment:
    Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 23782, Lancashire Fusiliers.
  • Date of Death:
    1st July 1916
  • Age At Death:
    25
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 5C and 12C.
  • Place of Birth:
    Burnley, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Vincent and Elizabeth Howarth, 124 Hollingreave Rd., Burnley

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HOWARTH Frank Is Named On These Memorials

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Further Information About HOWARTH Frank

1911 Census
124 Hollingreave Rd., Burnley
Vincent Howarth, head, aged 56
Elizabeth Howarth, wife, aged 54, married 37 years, 9 children, 7 still living, 2 died
Ethel Howarth, daughter, aged 23
Frank Howarth, son, aged 20, Municipal Clerk
Priscilla Howarth, daughter, aged 19
Ada Howarth, daughter, aged 17
Clara Howarth, daughter, aged 14

Frank Howarth did not serve overseas until at least 1916. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. A war gratuity was paid to his father on 20th November 1916 with a further payment to Miss Clara Ballard on 5th December 1919.

Frank Howarth has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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