Major Charles William Howes

1887 - 1918  (31 years)

• Name	Charles William Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  		Charles William Howes
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	Abt 1886	India   [7, 8]
  Birth	1887	Calcutta, West Bengal, India   [2]
  Birth	1887	India   [9]
  Born	1 Apr 1887	Calcutta, West Bengal, India   [6, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	9 Townparks, Navan, Meath, Ireland   [7]
  Education	1908	Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland   [9]
  	Medicine
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [8]
  	Teacher
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Royal School, Lurganboy, Cavan, Ireland   [8]
  Residence	Abt 1913	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [9]
  Service	Nov 1914  [9]
  	Leinster Regiment
  Service	Jul 1915  [9]
  	2nd Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry
  Service	1916  [9]
  	Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry
  Service	1918  [11]
  	Captain, Durham Light infantry, formerly Leinster Regiment
  Service	1918  [12]
  	Temporary Captain, Acting Major, 19 Bn, Durham Light Infantry
  Occupation	31 Mar 1918  [5]
  	Captain, Dublin Light Infantry
  Death	22 Apr 1918  [1, 4, 13]
  Death	22 Apr 1918	Somme, Picardie, France   [14]
  Death	22 Apr 1918  [6]
  Died	22 Apr 1918	Martinsart Wood, Somme, Picardie, France   [9]
  Burial	Abt 23 Apr 1918	Communal Cemetery Extension, Bouzincourt, Somme, Picardie, France   [6, 9]
  Name	Charles Howes  [7]
  Name	Charles W Howes  [8, 9]
  Buried	Abt May 1918	Bouzincourt, Somme, Picardie, France   [14]
  Notes	From the MSOI website: Charles W. Howes Born in India in 1887, Charles’ parents were William Robert, a British army officer and Lucy Howes. Charles entered Trinity College to study medicine in October 1908. Whist in Trinity he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. After he graduated he was a teacher and taught in Co. Cavan and at Birr. It would appear Charles’ father William moved to Birr for a period of time. Charles enlisted in the Leinster Regiment in November 1914. Charles married Mabel Gick on 25th September 1915 in St. Brendan’s church, Birr. He had been commissioned into the Durham Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in July 1915. Shortly after getting married Charles went overseas to France with the Durham Light Infantry. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1916. He served for almost 3 years before being killed in action on 22nd April 1918 whilst leading his company, 'W' on an attack at Martinsart Wood on the Somme. Sadly and unknown to Charles, his wife had given birth to a baby girl a day before is death. Major Howes was laid to rest in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
  Person ID	I60544	ONS
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	William Robert Howes,   b. 5 Feb 1856, Slough, Berkshire ,   d. 6 Jun 1945, 16 Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Lucy Marion Aldridge,   b. 21 Dec 1865, Umballa, Bengal, India ,   d. 16 Mar 1946, 16 Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1880	Amritsar, Punjab, India   [15, 16]
  Family ID	F17556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Gick,   b. Abt 1892, Dublin, Ireland
  Married	Abt Aug 1915	Birr RD, Offaly, Ireland   [3]
  Married	25 Sep 1915	St Brendan, Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [9]
  Children	1. Rhona Marjorie Louise Howes,   b. 31 Mar 1918, Dublin, Ireland ,   d. 13 Aug 1945, Sussex Ear & Throat Hospital, Brighton, Sussex  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F17557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1886 - India Birth - 1887 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India Birth - 1887 - India Born - 1 Apr 1887 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India Residence - 2 Apr 1911 - Royal School, Lurganboy, Cavan, Ireland Residence - Abt 1913 - Birr, Offaly, Ireland Married - Abt Aug 1915 - Birr RD, Offaly, Ireland Married - 25 Sep 1915 - St Brendan, Birr, Offaly, Ireland Death - 22 Apr 1918 - Somme, Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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