Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Waltham Forest
- Town
- Walthamstow
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 92404
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Current location
The family grave is in the Churchyard on the south side of the Church
St Mary's Church
Church Lane
Walthamstow
Waltham Forest
Greater London
E17 3BD
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 37860 89230
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Family grave, in the Churchyard on the south side of St Marys Church Walthamstow, with addition of commemoration to H A How who died whilst serving with the HAC in Italy.
- Inscription
- Pte Henry Arthur How, Honourable Artillery Co, died 21st Aug 1918, Italy. Son of James and Emily How; husband of R. A. How, (Exact wording or line-spacing unknown)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Mary's Church, Walthamstow
- Reference
- Pamphlet: "Remembering 2500 Servicemen from Walthamstow who died in WW1" produced by St Mary's Walthamstow from research by Chris Hunt of the East London Branch of the Western Front Association, and photos by David Baker. The pamphlet only lists the names and ranks of those commemorated on 5 family graves in St Mary's Churchyard, Walthamstow, with a plan of the churchyard to show locations of each of them.
- www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/641721/HENRY ARTHUR HOW/
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