William Gillingham Howard (1892 - 1916)

Born 1892 in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Sep 1916 at about age 24 in Upper Normandy, France

Biography

William was born in 1892. He was the son of William Howard and Alberta Gillingham. He passed away in 1916.

Private William was in the london scottish regiment, 14th battalion.

Sources

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
  GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 6 February 2023)
  Howard, William Gillingham (Mother's maiden name: Gillingham).
  GRO Reference: 1892 Oct-Nov-Dec in West Ham Volume 04A Page 53.

• 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
  Class: RG13; Piece: 1576; Folio: 30; Page: 52; ED, institution, or vessel: 51; Household schedule number: 322
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #24732956 (accessed 6 February 2023)
  William G Howard (8) son in West Ham registration district in Essex, England. Born in West Ham, Essex, England.

• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 188; ED, institution, or vessel: 27; Piece: 9437
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #52414011 (accessed 6 February 2023)
  William G Howard (18), single son, Apprentice Printer, in household of William Howard (42) at 62 Western Road, Plaistow, West Ham, E, West Ham, Essex, England. Born in West Ham, Essex.

• Death: "UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923"
  Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 735/11PP; Reference Number: 11/PP/39435/D/35
  Ancestry uk Record 61588 #103941 (accessed 6 February 2023)
  Wm Gillingham Howard death 27 Sep 1916.

• Military: "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919"
  British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd
  Ancestry uk Record 1543 #631079 (accessed 6 February 2023)
  Name: William Howard; Residence: East Ham; Death Date: 27 Sep 1916; Death Place: France and Flanders; Enlistment Place: East Ham; Rank: Private; : London Regiment; Battalion: 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish); Regimental Number: 6729; Type of Casualty: Died of wounds; Theatre of War: Western European Theatre.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55945483/william-gillingham-howard: accessed 06 February 2023), memorial page for Pvt William Gillingham Howard (1893–27 Sep 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55945483, citing Saint Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).