In Memory Of
HOWE, ARTHUR
Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
836
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
"C" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-10-12
Cause of Death:
Missing in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of William and Fanny Howe, of Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Served with the Wiltshire Yeomanry in the South African Campaign. Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July 1916 in Delville Wood
