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Surname: GREEN
Forename(s): Howarth Ratcliffe
Place of Birth: Oldham, Lancashire
Service No: 28619
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 13th (Service) Battalion. (4th Hull)
Division: 31st Division
Age: 38
Date of Death: 1917-04-29
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: South B. 3.
CWGC Cemetery: ALBUERA CEMETERY, BAILLEUL-SIRE-BERTHOULT
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Howarth Ratcliffe Green was the son of William and Jane Green, née Hayhurst. Both parents were born at Haslingden, Lancashire.
1881 Oldham, Lancashire Census: 181, Featherstall Road North - Howarth R. Green, aged 2 years, born Oldham, son of William and Jane Green.
1891 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Chapel Street - Howorth [sic] R. Green, aged 12 years, born Oldham, Lancashire, son of Jane Green, widow.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 53, North View Terrace - Howarth R. Green, aged 24 years, born Oldham, Lancashire. [Howarth was living with his sisters, Emma J. and Annie Green.]
Howarth was married to Beatrice Whitehouse in 1905.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 33, Chapel Street - Howarth Ratcliffe Green, aged 32 years, born Oldham, Lancashire, husband of Beatrice Green.
The British Army Service Record for Howarth Ratcliffe Green exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Howarth R. Green, 28619, E. York. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Howarth R. Green, 28619, 13th E. York. R. Killed in Action.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Howarth Ratcliffe Green, 28619, 13th Bn E. Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 29.4.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Sister - Emma J. £1 6s. 1d. Self. War Gratuity: Widow and Legatee - Beatrice. £3 0s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Howarth. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Beatrice, born 12.11.81. Address: 32, Philip Street, Barnoldswick, York[s]. Children: Maurice, born 24.10.06.
The 1921 Census shows that Beatrice, her son Maurice and Howarth's sister Emma Jane Green were living at 33, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick. The 1939 Register shows that all three were still living at the same address.
The informal title of the 13th (Service) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (4th Hull) was T'Others.
A short biography of Howarth is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
GREEN, H.R., aged 38 years, East Yorkshire Regiment, 33, Chapel Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action April 29, 1917.
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Private Howarth Ratcliffe GREEN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Yorkshire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 31st Division
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18 May 1917
GREEN – Unofficially reported from France as killed in action on April 29th, 1917, Pte. Howarth R. Green, East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly of Barnoldswick Ambulance Division, aged 38 years.
18 May 1917
BARNOLDSWICK'S TOLL – PRIVATE HOWARTH R. GREEN
The death is unofficially reported from France of Pte. Howarth R. Green (East Yorkshire Regiment) who was killed in action on April 29th. A letter from a Barnoldswick comrade in the same Regiment (Pte. S. Windle) states that he was killed when going into the trench on the above date. Pte. Green was 38 years of age, and leaves a widow and boy of 10 living at 33 Chapel Street, Barnoldswick. He enlisted last August and went to France on January 1st. For eight years previous to joining the Army he was a valued member of the Barnoldswick Ambulance Division, and was employed as a weaver at Messrs. Ormerod’s Ltd., Moss Shed.
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18 May 1917
GREEN – Killed in action, April 29th, Pte. Howarth R. Green, of the East Yorkshire Regiment, husband of Mrs. Green, 33, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick,aged 38.
18 May 1917
BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES
The death is unofficially reported from France of Private Howarth R. Green (East Yorks. Regiment), who was killed in action on April 29th. A letter from a Barnoldswick comrade in the same regiment (Pte. S. Windle) states that he was killed when going into the trench on the above date. Pte. Green was 38 years of age, and leaves a widow and a boy of 10 living at 33, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick. He enlisted last August and went to France on January 1st. For eight years previous to joining the army he was a valued member of the Barnoldswick Ambulance Division, and was employed as a weaver at Messrs. Ormerod’s Ltd., Moss Shed.
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