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May 2, 1892
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Born in Plymouth, England to George and Mary Ann
Howard
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Oct 19, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 46th
Durham Regiment
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59484 (temporary number 764)
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Ann Howard, mother, Tollox Place, Plymouth,
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to No. 16 Platoon, “G”
Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
His original attestation paper indicates he
volunteered in Newcastle, Ontario
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Mar 27, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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May 29, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal to
replace L/Cpl Chiswell 59157, who had been promoted
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Sep 15, 1916
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal to replace Cpl
Wallace 60023, who had been promoted
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Sep 20, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Sergeant to
replace L/Sgt Pauley 59780, who had been promoted
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Oct 6, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Draft
Battalion
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Feb 25, 1917
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Proceeded on the Lewis Gun and Bomb Course
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Mar 15, 1917
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant to replace Sgt
Richardson 59834, who had transferred to the Forestry Corps
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Aug 15, 1917
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During the attack on Hill 70, Sergeant Howard
was killed during very severe fighting. When
the fighting subsided, he was buried in a nearby field.
When the war ended the Imperial War Graves Commission made an attempt to locate the
battlefield graves and move them into organized cemeteries.
Sgt Howard’s body could not be located and he is now honoured on the Canadian
National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father,
George Howard, 36 Tollox Place, Laird, Plymouth, England
There was no Memorial Cross issued
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