Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Villers Station Cemetery | Villers-Au-Bois | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 3C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John and Sarah Howie, of Perth, Ontario.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Army Troops CompanyCanadian Engineers |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Prince Edwin's No. 125 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th August 1916 | 22nd September 1916 | 30th October 1916 |
Recorded as a 21 year old Sergeant with the Canadian Expeditionary Force based at Shorncliffe. Lodge ledger shows Killed in Action July 1917.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley
Last Updated: 2019-06-14 13:03:08