William Maurice Howes

1919 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	William Maurice Howes  [1, 2]
  Born	16 May 1919	Crinkle, Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	16 May 1919	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [2]
  Name	William Howes  [3]
  Died	5 Oct 2007	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Abt 12 Oct 2007	Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I116796	ONS
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Austin Howes,   b. 27 Mar 1892, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India ,   d. 30 Jul 1958, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Maria Marguerita Guthrie Cooke,   b. 22 Sep 1892, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India ,   d. 27 May 1959, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1916	St Brendan, Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [4]
  		Henry Austin Howes Maria Marguerita Guthrie Cooke MC
  Witness	23 Aug 1916  [4]
  	Annie M Hill
  Witness	23 Aug 1916  [4]
  	Frederick George Guthrie
  Notes	Note that someone has ruled a line and crossed out Howes on the marriage certificate Biographical note from Bill Howes Henry Austin Howes was born on March 27, 1892, in Agra, India, the second son of William Robert Howes, who was then the Regimental Sergeant-Major, a Warrant Officer in the Leinster Regiment, 1st Battalion. He married Maria Marguerita Gutherie Cooke in Wellington, India on August 23, 1919. He enlisted as a private soldier in the Leinster Regiment, 1st Battalion, and was decorated with the Military Medal with the rank of Sergeant during WWI. Apparently he shot an officer in the foot when the officer froze and refused to lead his men out of the trenches when ordered to do so. Sgt. Howes then led the men out of the trenches on an attack and was awarded the medal for this. It is probable that the officer was considered wounded in battle. According to the Army List of 1918, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on October 11, 1917, and to Lieutenant on April 11, 1919. He was a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion when the Officers of the 1st Battalion were photographed with HRH the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) at Fort St. George in Madras on January 16, 1922. He was a Lieutenant according to the Army List of July, 1922, but is said to have retired as a Captain when the Regiment was disbanded in March of 1922. He emigrated to Canada, leaving on July 19, 1924 leaving the Tail of the Bank* to board the White Star Liner the Doric, and clearing immigration in Quebec City on July 26, 1924 with his son, Henry Desmond Howes. His wife, Maria Marguerita Howes (nee Gutherie Cooke) arrived in Montreal a month later on August 24, 1924 with her son William Maurice Howes and her daughter Mauren Patricia Howes. On arrival, the family initially stayed with his sister, Elsie Spence, in Strathmore, Quebec. He worked for the Bell Telephone Company from his arrival in Canada until his retirement when he was a manager in charge of planning future cable needs for Toronto. He retired shortly before his death in Toronto on July 30, 1958. He is buried in Toronto’s Mount Hope Cemetery (Section 4, Plot 317). *The Tail of the Bank is the name given to the anchorage in the upper Firth of Clyde immediately North of Greenock and Gourock. This area of the Firth gets its name from the sandbar immediately to its East which marks the entrance to the Estuary of the River Clyde. The Tail of the Bank was a significant point of embarkation for many travelers, especially emigrants, to Canada and the United States of America. Steamships of the Cunard Line en route from Liverpool to New York City regularly called at Tail of the Bank to pick up additional passengers.
  Family ID	F30013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Olive Peace Cryer,   b. 15 Aug 1919, Barnstaple, Devon ,   d. 25 Jul 1998, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1951	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Michael Philip Howes,   b. 18 Feb 1952, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 2017, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 65 years) + 2. Living
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F35164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 May 1919 - Birr, Offaly, Ireland Married - 1951 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Oct 2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Buried - Abt 12 Oct 2007 - Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1899] Bill Howes. [S568] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, 237574561. [S1445] Death report - sister-in-law. [S50] Marriage cert.