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Private Fred Howarth

Private Fred Howarth, number 22736, of the 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, with his wife and child.
The rear of the card is marked: photographer “Fred Aspedn, 48 Church Road, St. Annes-on-Sea. In pencil: “soldier full length, Mrs Howarth, paid 2/6. 39 Crossland Road.
Accession Number: KO3029/01

Marriage Certificate, Fred Howarth and Mary Disley, married at St. Paul’s Church, Marton, Blackpool. 17 Sep 1914.
Mr Fred Howarth, 22 years of age, of 14 Hope Street, St. Annes-on-the-Sea
Accession Number: KO3029/02

Army Form B 104-82a Notification of death. Letter dated 15 Jun 1918 to Mrs Howarth, concerning Private Fred Howarth, number 22736, of the 1st/4th Battalion of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, who has been missing since 31 Jul 1917. His death therefore taking place on that day or since.
Letter in two parts.
Accession Number: KO3029/03

Certificate of Identity (applicable to cases in which a single payment is authorised to be made) For Mrs Mary Howarth, widow of Fred Howarth, number 22736, 1st/4th King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. For use at Marton Post Office, Blackpool. Dated 20 Aug 1918 and stamped at the post office, 22 Aug 1918. Sum paid being £5.
Accession Number: KO3029/04

Letter dated 15 May 1922 from the Infantry Records Office, Preston, to Mrs Mary Howarth, widow of Fred Howarth, at 15 Threlfall Road, Blackpool, stating that his body has been exhumed and buried in Tyne Cot British Cemetery.
Accession Number: KO3029/05

   
Letter postmarked Apr 1924 to Mrs M Howarth, 15 Threlfall Road, Waterloo Road, Blackpool, from the Imperial War Graves Commission concerning the information required for the permanent cemetery register.
Private Fred Howarth, 22736, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
(Clearly this form was not returned to the War Graves Commission)
Accession Number: KO3029/06

   
Letter from Imperial War Graves Commission relating to Private Fred Howarth, number 22736, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Form requesting information and any personal inscription for the headstone.
(Clearly this form was not returned to the War Graves Commission)
Accession Number: KO3029/07

Unidentified soldier of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Same soldier as KO3029/09
On the rear of the card is written “To Harold from Charlie, 2nd January 1917”
Accession Number: KO3029/08

Unidentified soldier of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Same soldier as KO3029/08
On the rear of the card is written “Your loving Brother Charlie Taken in India from India, Mary, 5 May 1917.”
*Mary Howarth was the widow of Private Fred Howarth. Her maiden name was Disley. Sadly there is no Charlie Disley recorded in the King’s Own medal rolls. Although it would have been possible for him to have only served overseas with another regiment, and possibly there is no mention of the King’s Own in any of the medal rolls.
Accession Number: KO3029/09

Unidentified group of soldiers, a training reserve battalion, with three soldiers wearing the cap badge of the Manchester Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3029/10

Unidentified soldier of the 8th (Irish) Battalion, King’s Regiment Territorial Force, First World War.
Photograph by Gales Studios Ltd.
Accession Number: KO3029/11

Three unidentified painters, with ladder and building in the background.
Accession Number: KO3029/12
 

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