Private 270214 Benjamin HOWARD

Private 270214 Benjamin Howard{gallery}Pte B Howard{/gallery}5th/6th Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 26th August 1917, aged 19

• Buried: Hargicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Grave I.D.32
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Allen and Fanny Howard of 18 Mount Road, Hinckley
• NNWFHS Memorial: King Edward VI Grammar School | Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Howard
• Hargicourt British Cemetery
• The Royal Scots

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1898 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire
  
• Attended King Edward VI Grammar School
• Lived at 11 St Marys Street, Ilkeston [1901]
• Lived at Priesthills Road, Hinckley [1911]
• Lived at Station Road, Hinckley [1916]
• Employed as an assistant under-manager
  
• Enlisted 26 Oct 1917 at Leicester