Howarth Charles Edward Gunner 3531319
Personnel Entry
Name Howarth Charles Edward
Army number 3531319
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment24/4/1939. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 1/11/1941 when his Battalion of the Regiment was converted. Posted to the 88th Anti-Tank Regiment. Served Normandy. Posted to the 89th Anti-Tank Regiment 14/7/1944. Posted to Number 40 Reinforcement Holding Unit. Posted to Draft REMHT 31/7/1944. Joined Draft CIHYZ. Posted X List (II) 2/8/1944. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment 8/8/1944. Posted Reinforcement Holding Unit 19/6/1945. POsted to the RA Depot 1/7/1945. Joined Draft RABQN 3/12/1945. Posted Y List (4) Number 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit BAOR 4/12/1945. Posted to the 84th Medium Regiment 22/12/1945. Release list 617/46. Y Release 29/3/1946. Release 466/46. Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 8/6/1946. Demobilised. Records administration moved to REME Records 1/10/1951.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Many of the Royal Artillery personnel pages have benefited from information drawn from the 1939-1945 RA Tracer Cards made available via Ancestry.co.uk
