by peter » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:30 pm
Hi Chris,
I have Private 8140 Alfred Howells on my database for 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment men. If your Grandfather was at Gheluvelt then this is your man. Also a report in the Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday January 5th 1915 page 3 to be missing, reported from base under date November 26th 1914 (no further details). I believe his army service papers must have been destroyed in the bombing raid in 1940 but his Medal Index Card gives the information that he went to France 12th August 1914 and he was entitled to the 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals. (name Alfred Howells no T.).
A Medal Index Card for Alfred T. Howells served with Monmouthshire Regiment (49619) and Lancashire Fusiliers (68812). No date for entry into theatre of war and entitled to British War and Victory Medals. He was also on Silver War Badge list (wounded).
When a soldier served with more than one Regiment they would be recorded all on the one MIC so the above Alfred T. Howells could be another soldier altogether.
Sorry this is not a lot of new information for you and without his service papers I don't think you will be able find any further details to confirm what you already have.
Would be interested to see the photograph you have, this may give a clue to his Regiment.
Regards
Peter