L/Cpl
Othello Howarth
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1896 |
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Place of birth: Cornholme, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: 616 Burnley Road, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Labourer |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 240630 |
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Enlistment place: Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Lancashire Fusiliers, 1/6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Somme - Wiesengut, Saint-Julien, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: VIII Row: G Grave: 16 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Othello Howarth was the son of Ellen and Fred Howarth. He was born around 1896 in Cornholme, Yorkshire. He worked as a labourer. Othello enlisted in the British Army and belonged to the 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment (125th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division).
Othello fell on 6 September 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele. The 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers attacked positions near Beck House and Iberian that day. One company managed to take Beck House, while two other companies attacked Iberian Farm and came under machine-gun fire from the southern slopes of Hill 35. During a German counterattack, the newly taken position of Beck House was again lost and the battalion suffered heavy losses. In addition, the left flank was also exposed to shelling from Hill 35. The 1/6th Battalion had to retreat back to their original positions.
Othello died at the age of 21. After the war, his body was found near Somme. He was reburied in Tyne Cot Cemetery, where he found his final resting place.
Othello fell on 6 September 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele. The 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers attacked positions near Beck House and Iberian that day. One company managed to take Beck House, while two other companies attacked Iberian Farm and came under machine-gun fire from the southern slopes of Hill 35. During a German counterattack, the newly taken position of Beck House was again lost and the battalion suffered heavy losses. In addition, the left flank was also exposed to shelling from Hill 35. The 1/6th Battalion had to retreat back to their original positions.
Othello died at the age of 21. After the war, his body was found near Somme. He was reburied in Tyne Cot Cemetery, where he found his final resting place.
Sources 5
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1/6 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment war diary (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2654/3). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO372). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 72. Sources used |
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War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War (the National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 329). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/463257 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=fbf4b984-85ed-4f02-a54e-a0f170692c4d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1983829 |