Howarth James Gunner 14296552
Personnel Entry
Name Howarth James
Army number 14296552
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 Royal Artillery 15/10/1942. Underwent Basic Training - probably at a Primary Training Centre. Posted to the 9th Field Training Regiment 25/11/1942. Posted to the 178th Field Regiment 2/2/1943 under Part 2 Order 20/43. Posted overseas 13/3/1943. Served India. Posted X List (2b) India 25/11/1944. Returned to the 178th Field Regiment 9/1/1945. Posted X List (2) India 3/12/1945. Returned to the UK. Posted to the RA Depot 20/6/1946. Unit Release list 163/46. Posted Y List 7 4/8/1946. Release 1525/46. Relegated to the Z T Reserve 6/11/1946. Demobilised.
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
