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Second Lieutenant William Albert Howden

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Military service

Age: 22
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: royal air force
Division: 29th Squadron
Birth: Rapid City, Manitoba
Enlistment: Manitoba
Death: November 9, 1918

Burial/memorial information

BOTTELARE CHURCHYARD
Grave reference: Near West end of Church.
Additional information
Son of William and Lucinda Howden, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Native of Rapid City, Manitoba.

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First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 588 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOTTELARE CHURCHYARD Belgium

The village of Bottelare is located south of the city of Gent off the N444. From the motorway E40/A10, which runs between Oostende and Brussels, turn off at junction 15 onto the N60, direction Oudenaarde. Take the first turning left into Tramstraat, direction Zwijnaarde, follow this road under the motorway and over the crossroads to the T junction in Merelbeke. Turn right here into Hundelgemsesteenweg, direction Bottelare. At the first crossroads turn left into Poelstraat and follow this road to Bottelare. At Bottelare turn right into R Stas De Richellelaan and the church is along here on the left. The graves are located to the front of the church.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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