Basic Details
Surname
Howard
Forenames
John Walter
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 22.02.2023 from www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2494588/john-walter-howard
Service Number: P/JX 279988
H.M.S. Hythe
Date of Death 11 October 1943 Age 22 years old
Commemorated at PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 77, Column 1.
Son of Hugh and Ann Hiner Howard, of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Navy
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Telegraphist
Death and Burial details
Cemetery
At sea
Year of death
1943
Month of death
October
Day of death
11
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action