Howell, Harry

Howell, Harry

Regiment: Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment

Rank: Private

Service No: 5596

Boer War service: 29 Dec 1899 to 28 Feb 1902

Date of enlistment: 6 Oct 1897

Date of discharge: 5 Oct 1909 (transferred to Reserve 1 Dec 1905

Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement

Other information: Harry also served in Malta and India.

Born: According to a published family tree Harry was born 11 May 1878 in Marbury, Cheshire. He was baptised 6 October the same year in Marbury Parish Church

Family: He was one of three children born to Charles and Jane Howell (nee Morris). He married Charlotte Huddlestone in 1906 and together they had one child named Richard Eric.

Residence: On the 1881 and 1891 Census he was living in Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, Yorkshire (Lancashire) with his parents and siblings. After the Boer War he emigrated to Australia

Employment: He was a labourer when he enlisted..

Death: 1949 in Manjimup, Western Australia, aged 71

Other information:

Harry’s wife Charlotte died in 1922 and Harry and his son sailed to Australia on 4 January 1924

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