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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Frederick John Howard

In memory of:

Private Frederick John Howard

June 25, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

718184

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

107th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

December 10, 1894
Southend-on-Sea, England

Son of John and Grace Ada Howard, of Minnedosa, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 259 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 1.

Location:

Neuville-St Vaast is a village 6.5 kilometres north of Arras, a little east of the road from Bethune to Arras. LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the village on the north-west side of the road to the village of Maroeuil.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial card
  • Photo of FREDERICK JOHN HOWARD– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– This is a photo of the men from Newdale, MB, who signed up with the 107th overseas battalion (later the 107th Canadian Pioneers), C.E.F. The photo was taken in 1916 or early 1917. Frederick John Howard is the man in the back row, second from our right (wearing glasses). Also in the photo are Fred's brothers-in-law: Hampton Greenaway (middle row, third from our left; married to Fred's sister Nellie) and Gordon Greenaway (middle row, third from our right). Both Greenaways returned to Canada in 1919.

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