The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private L Howe

Private Leonard HOWE, G/10828, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 9th October 1918.

Born born Deptford, London, son of John Richard & Annie Howe, 87 Donatts Road, New Cross, SE.

1911 Census - 14 Simla Street, New Cross, SE - John Richard Howe, head, age 53, married, general labourer, worker, born Greenwich, London; Annie Howe, wife, age 50, married, 27 years, 12 children, 9 still alive, born Greenwich, London; Annie Elizabeth Howe, daughter, age 26, single, waitress, caterers, worker, William John Howe, son, age 25, single, photographers, stores, worker, born Deptford, London; Richard Walter Howe, son, age 23, single, photographer, shop, worker, born Deptford, London; Leonard Howe, son, age 16, single, storekeeper, leather ????, worker, born Deptford, London; John Howe, son, age 12, school, born Deptford, London; Lily Howe, daughter, age 8, school, born Deptford, London; Hilda Howe, daughter, age 5, school, born Deptford, London; George Howe, son, age 9 months, born Deptford, London; Louisa Barrett, widow, age 70, widow, old age pensioner, born Marlborough; Daisy Barrett, daughter, age 20, single, packer, laundry, worker, born Greenwich, London.

Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 21 years & 42 days, height 5ft 6½ inches. Resided 87 Donatts Road, New Cross, SE. Formerly leather worker.

Home 8th November 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF 3rd May 1916 to 16th October 1916; Home 17th October 1916 to 30th May 1917; BEF 31st May 1917 to 9th October 1918.

8th November 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 3rd May 1916, posted BEF; 17th October 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th January 1917 to 19th March 1917, posted Eastern Command Depot, Shoreham by Sea; 19th March 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st May 1917, posted BEF; 31st May 1917, Southampton, embarked; 1st June 1917, Havre, disembarked; 26th December 1917, 57 Field Ambulance, JCT feet; 31st December 1917, rejoined Unit; 5th February 1918, posted 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th February 1918, joined Battalion In the Field; 1st March 1918 to 15th March 1918, granted 14 days leave to UK; 7th May 1918, 73 Field Ambulance, sprained right ankle; 9th May 1918, 7 Casualty Clearing Station, sprained ankle; 11th May 1918, Le Treport, 16 (USA) General Hospital, sprained ankle; 19th May 1918, 3 Convalescent Depot; 26th May 1918. "J" Depot, from 3 Convalescent Depot; 5th June 1918, joined 24th Div Reinf Camp; 14th June 1918, joined 8th Battalion, In the Field.

Commemorated at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 7, France.

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