The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private E Howell

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Private Edward HOWELL, 6249, (Labour Corps 397545), Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died, 24th January 1920, age 37.

Born Bexley Heath, Woolwich, Kent, son of Charles and Ellen Howell, of 1 Fetherstone Cott, Bexley Heath, Woolwich, Kent.

Formerly served in 3rd Battalion, No.3723, Royal West Kent Regiment, Reserve, 13th June 1901 to 6th August 1901.

Enlisted New Cross, Kent, age 19 years & 3 months, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 119lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, pierced heart left forearm, like pierced heart I love A Rose, I love Maggie Ralph, right forearm, bracelet right wrist. Resided East Street Cottages, May Place Road, Bexley Heath, Kent. Formerly bricklayers labourer.

23rd November 1914, Registry Office, Chatham, married Eliza Ellen Lemon, 21 Betterton Street, Drury Lane, WC.

Home 7th August 1901 to 27th February 1902; Malta, 28th February 1902 to 13th December 1902; Home, 14th December 1902 to 6th August 1913; Home, 22nd August 1913 to 7th September 1915; BEF, 8th September 1915 to 1st December 1915; Home, 2nd December 1915 to 29th August 1916; BEF, 30th August 1916 to 23rd November 1917; Home, 24th November 1917 to 12th September 1918.

7th August 1901, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th February 1902, posted Malta; 7th April 1904, posted Provisional Battalion; 6th August 1904, transferred to Army Reserve Class "B"; 5th October 1910 convicted by Civil Powers, for drunk & disorderly & assaulting a Police Constable, and sentenced to 7 weeks hard labour or 18/- and 6 weeks; 6th August 1913, discharged, termination of first period of engagement; 5th August 1914, mobilized; 6th August 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd January 1915, fined 20 days pay for improper conduct; 7th April 1915, awarded 15 days Field Punishment No.2.3 for absence; 5th July 1915, overstaying his 48 hours pass, deprived of 10 days pay; 1st August 1915, absent from Tattoo, deprived 4 days pay; 6th September 1915, absent from parade, awarded 5 days confined to Barracks; 8th September 1915, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd December 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th December 1915, absent; 13th January 1916, awarded 21 days Field Punishment No.2., absent from 24th December 1915 to 12th January 1916; 28th February 1916, awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.2., absent from 4th February to 26th February 1916; 6th April 1916, awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.2., absent from 26th March 1916 to 5th April 1916; 13th May 1916 deserted; 15th June 1916, rejoined; 15th June 1916 to 19th June 1916 awaiting trial; 20th June 1916, Court Martial, When on Active Service absenting himself without leave, sentenced to 112 days detention at Chelmsford; 26th August 1916,from detention Barracks; 1st December 1916, deprived of 28 days pay for drunkenness in Town at 4.15pm; 3rd May 1917, 25th October 1917, evacuated sick; transferred to 785th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps (397545); 25th November 1917, admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, mental depression; 26th November 1917, transferred to Scottish Command Labour Centre; 6th December 1917, Ministry of Pensions, " I am directed by the Special Grants Committee to inform you that no further issue of Separation Allowance will be made to Mrs E Howell, of 21 Betterton Street, Drury Lane, WC, the wife of No.6249, Pte E Howell, Royal West Kent Regiment, on account of her misconduct; 12th September 1918, discharged, no longer physically fit for War Service, tubercle on lung due to Active Service during the present war.

12th September 1918, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness. Silver War Badge issued Discharged to 1 Featherstone Cottages, Graham Road, Bexley Heath, Kent.

Pension of 27/6 a week awarded from 13th September 1918, to be reviewed in 28 weeks.

Buried at Bexley Heath Cemetery, 242, United Kingdom.

NOTE: Not included in Regimental History or Soldiers Died in the Great War, but included on CWGC web site.

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