THOMAS, Howard Clive

Brown's Road Military Cemetery, FranceCredit: CWGC

Private
18th Battalion
Royal Fusiliers

Howard was born 1888 in Newport to James & Jane (nee PIE) THOMAS who were living at ‘Beechwood’ in Carisbrooke around the time of Howard’s death. Howard was a Director of Messrs. James THOMAS Ltd Millers.

Howard, aged 27, was Killed in Action on the 5th of December 1915 & is buried in the Brown's Road Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone. Howard rests alongside 1,070 of his First World War comrades, 407 of whom remain unidentified.

Howard is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.