Henry Howes

1882 - 1915  (33 years)

• Name	Henry Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  		Henry Howes
  Nickname	Harry
  Birth	Abt 1881	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [5]
  Birth	Abt 1882	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt Aug 1882	Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk   [6]
  Born	16 Aug 1882	Duke of York Passage, George Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [7]
  		Henry Howes BC
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1883  [8]
  	age 23 at marriage
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [5]
  	Scholar
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Union Workhouse, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [5]
  Occupation	1901
  	Bricklayer's Labourer
  Residence	1901	20 Row 37, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  Occupation	8 Jul 1906  [8]
  	Labourer
  Residence	8 Jul 1906	Row 37, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [8]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [2]
  	Bricklayer
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	11 Row 37, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [2]
  Service	1915  [4]
  	Private, 2 Bn, Norfolk Regiment
  Service No.	1915  [4]
  	18047
  Died	9 Dec 1915	Doïráni, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece   [4]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Buried	Not known   [4]
  	Memorial at Doiran and Great Yarmouth
  		Henry Howes CWGC
  		Henry Howes Funeral Card
  Notes	Two brothers married two sisters; Memorialized on Great Yarmouth war memorial. Thanks to correspondent Brian Howes for this: "The Great Yarmouth Roll of Honour entry reads: Private 18047, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Macedonia 9 December 1915. Aged 36. On attachment to unit unknown as 2nd Norfolk Regiment did not serve in Greece. Son of Thomas and Hannah Howes of Great Yarmouth. Husband of May Eunice Howes of 19, Row,31, North Quay, Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on Doiran Memorial, Macedonia." And thanks too, to the Norfolk FHS facebook page contributor, John Taylor, for the following complete explanation: "For over twenty years I have been researching the names of the men listed on the Great Yarmouth War Memorial. Henry Howes is one of these men. Although your findings are much the same as mine, I can add that Henry was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. At the time of his death he was attached to the 6th Btn Royal Dublin Fusiliers. The 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment went to Mesopotamia in November 1914. The 6th Btn Royal Dublin Fusiliers moved from Gallipoli to Salonika during October 1915. It was possibly during this time that Henry was transferred. "I would suggest that Henry Howes was a volunteer. Conscription was not introduced until after his death with the Military Service Act of January 1916, conscription starting on 2nd March 1916. "The photo of Henry appears to show him wearing the much disliked blue uniform. At the start of the war Britain had a small volunteer Army. When Lord Kitchener called for more volunteers many heeded the call and at one time over 30,000 men a day were volunteering. This meant the Army was running out of uniforms, and the War Office decided upon a uniform known as the ‘Kitchener Blues’. As Neil Storey writes in his book ‘Norfolk in the Great War’ page 96 “The jackets and trousers were sourced from uniform stocks held for postmen, prison warders and prisoners.
  Person ID	I7411	ONS
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas John Howes,   b. 15 Jun 1844, St James, Norwich, Norfolk ,   d. 12 Jul 1901, 3 Row 88, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Hannah Brighton Woodcock,   b. 14 Dec 1845, Upper Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk ,   d. 11 Aug 1900, 8 Row 31, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk  (Age 54 years)
  Married	Abt Feb 1866	Norwich, Norfolk   [9]
  Married	20 Mar 1866	Register Office, Norwich, Norfolk   [10]
  		Norwich, Norfolk Register Office
  		Thomas Howes / Hannah Woodcock MC
  Witness	20 Mar 1866
  	Maria Woodcock
  Witness	20 Mar 1866
  	William Long
  Family ID	F10164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May Eunice Balls,   b. 28 May 1882, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk ,   d. Abt Feb 1952, Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk  (Age 69 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1906	St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   [8]
  	Witness Role: Witness Name: Alfred G Howes - brother & brother-in-law Witness Role: Witness Name: Alice E Howes - sister & sister-in-law
  Married	Abt Aug 1906	Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Harry Alfred Howes,   b. 12 Jul 1908, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk ,   d. Abt Aug 1975, Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk  (Age 67 years) + 2. Lily May Howes,   b. 7 Nov 1912, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk ,   d. Abt Aug 1972, Cambridge RD, Cambridgeshire  (Age 59 years)   3. William Howes,   b. Abt Aug 1915, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk ,   d. Abt Aug 1915, Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F11840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1881 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Birth - Abt 1882 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Birth - Abt Aug 1882 - Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk Born - 16 Aug 1882 - Duke of York Passage, George Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Residence - 5 Apr 1891 - Union Workhouse, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Married - 8 Jul 1906 - St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Married - Abt Aug 1906 - Great Yarmouth RD, Norfolk Died - 9 Dec 1915 - Doïráni, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1901 Census - England & Wales. [S156] 1911 Census - England & Wales. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S611] Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, www.cwgc.org. [S5] 1891 Census - England & Wales. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S11] Birth cert. [S64] Parish Register - marriages. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources. [S50] Marriage cert.