Charles Howe was born in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England, on June 21, 1886, the son of Joseph Howe, of Yorkshire, England. Charles enlisted January 11, 1915 in Sarnia with the 1st Battalion. A bachelor at the time, he recorded his occupation as a farmer. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 1st Battalion, with the rank of Private. On September 22, 1916, Charles Howe would lose his life while fighting during the Battle of the Somme, France. Charles Howe would later be officially listed as, Previously reported Missing, believed killed, now Killed in Action. While taking part with his Battalion in an attack in the vicinity of Courcelette, he was hit by a bullet and instantly killed. Thirty-year old Charles Howe is buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France, Grave II.B.26. On Charles Howe’s headstone are inscribed the words, Until the day break and the shadows flee away.
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