Basic Details
Surname
Howarth
Forenames
Abraham
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The memorial states he worked at Sowerby Bridge as a Platelayer. Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail and state he lived in Luddendenfoot, died in a military hospital (they say on the 18th, the memorial the 17th of March, 1917) and so is buried in Sowerby and is also listed on IWM 2625.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
21st Battalion
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Torquay
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Sowerby Bridge
Cemetery
Steep Lane Baptist
Year of death
1917
Month of death
March
Day of death
17
Age at death
31