Howard Alfred Joseph Gunner 6291820
Personnel Entry
Name Howard Alfred Joseph
Army number 6291820
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 Buffs 20/6/1940. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 15/11/1941 and posted to the 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. (21st Army Group) NR 11/1/1944. Served Normandy. Posted to Number 49 Reinforcement Holding Unit X (IV) (21st Army Group) 9/6/1944. Posted to 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 11/6/1944. Posted X (IV) (21st Army Group/7/8/1944). Transferred to the Hampshire Regiment 29/8/1944 (24/4/Devon/III 114/44). 30/RA. Recs/53. Transferred from Infantry Records Exeter to RA (AA). Z and Z/T Reserve 23/1/1953.
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
