Person:George Howard (53)

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George Edwy Caldwell Howard
b.27 Jul 1896 Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada
d.26 Sep 1918 Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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m. 5 Jul 1893
  1. Ruth Almena Howard1894 -
  2. George Edwy Caldwell Howard1896 - 1918
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Name George Edwy Caldwell Howard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Jul 1896 Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada
Military[1][2] 9 Oct 1916 Toronto, York, Ontario, CanadaEnlisted and ended up in the Royal Air Force, 204th Squadron. Service Number 490883. Citations: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Graduation[1] 1917 Toronto, York, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Toronto
Death[1] 26 Sep 1918 Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Burial[1] Oct 1918 Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumBlankenberge Town Cemetery. Grave Reference B. 4.

Toronto Star 30 Sept. 1918

Mrs. E. Howard, 3 Vermont avenue, has been notified that her son, Flight-Lieut. G. E. Howard, has been missing since Thursday, September 26. It is known that he was stationed near Dunkirk, and it is surmised that he may have been lost at sea. Lieut. Howard was 22 years old. He had just finished his university course when he joined the C.O.T.C. Having completed his training with that unit, he joined the Royal Naval Air Service, and went overseas two years ago. A year ago he was wounded while flying in France, and after some time in hospital he came home to convalesce. In January last he returned overseas.


Toronto Star 2 Oct 1918

Flight Lt. G.E. Howard of 3 Vermont ave, who has been missing since Thursday, Sept. 26. He was previously wounded while flying in France. [includes picture].

Acta Victoriana War Supplement, Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, December 1919

GEORGE EDWY CALDWELL HOWARD

Only son of the late E.S. Howard, B.A. '92, and Mrs. Howard (3 Vermont Ave., Toronto). Ent. Vic. '13 (Pol. Sc.). B.A. '17, with First Class Honours.

Pte U. of T. O.S. Tr. Coy.: Sub-Lieut. R.N.A.S. Jan., '17; Trans. R.A.F., Lieut.; Wound. Sept. 3, '17 (near Ostend); Ret. on sick leave; Ret. to duty; Missing; Killed in Action Sept. 26, '18; aged 21.

Few students were regarded with more affection by their fellows. [with photo]

Roll of Service University of Toronto (1921)

GEORGE EDWY CALDWELL HOWARD July 7 1896 - Sept. 26, 1918

Lieutenant, Royal Air Force Son of the late Edward [sic] S. Howard; b. Brampton; ed. Owen Sound P.S., Belleville P.S. and C.I.; Victoria College 1913-17, B.A. (Pol. Sci.); Alexander Mackenzie Scholar; 15th Regt.; C.O.T.C. In October 1916 he enlisted in the University Overseas Training Company, and went to England in January 1917. He qualified as Flight Sub-Lieutenant in the R. Naval Air Service in July, and went to France the next month. He was wounded near Ostend on September 3rd and the following winter was home on leave. On his return to duty he was engaged in flying over the Belgian coast area. He was reported as missing near Zeebrugge on September 26th, 1918.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Canada. Canada Virtual War Memorial.

    http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2959778

  2. ↑ Item: 471123, in Canada. Soldiers of the First World War. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=471123

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