Sapper 132731 Henry Charles Carter HOWNSLOW

Sapper 132731 Henry Charles Carter Hownslow{gallery}Spr H C C Hownslow{/gallery}179th Company, Royal Engineers
Killed in action in France and Flanders 7th July 1917, aged 33

• Buried: Brandhoek Military Cemetery,  Leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Husband of Mary Ann Hownslow [nee Foster]. Married Apr Qtr 1908
• NNWFHS Memorial: Merevale
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Spr Hownslow
• NNWFHS Merevale War Memorial Page
• Brandhoek Military Cemetery
• Royal Engineers

1911 Census and Family History Information

Please note that in census and BMD records, Henry’s last name is spelt HOWNSLOW but in military records it is spelt HOUNSLOW

• Employed as a farm labourer
• Living in Bentley, Atherstone
• Born Jan Qtr 1885 in Woodstock, Oxon