We remember Percy Edgar Napier Howard

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1894
birth Darjeeling India Source:8662532 23rd November 1894
1914
commission Regular Source:8662532 August 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8662532 August 1914 - 27th October 1914
education Studying for the Army Elizabeth College Guernsey United Kingdom Source:8662532
1914
death Killed in Action He was mortally wounded by a bursting shell when his battalion stormed and took German trenches in Le Pilly. The next day they were surrounded and overwhelmed. Le Pilly, Nord France Source:8671064 Source:8662533 19th October 1914
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7444217

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy Edgar Napier
Initials PEN
Last Name Howard
Source 8754912
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Ivine Howard father

Media

Media

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  • Darjeeling, India
    Darjeeling, India, Where Percy Edward Napier Howard was born in 1894

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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    Patrick63223

  • One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly
    One of the ditches which were occupied by the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually wiped out.

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    Patrick63223

  • Le Touret Memorial
    The Le Touret Memorial commemorates those who fell and have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly
    Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol.II (drawn by Major St Leger.)

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    Patrick63223

  • Courcelles
    Courcelles where the Royal Irish Regiment rested and refitted after the Battle of the Aisne.

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    Patrick63223

  • Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment
    Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment.

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    Patrick63223

  • Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais
    Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment met its destruction

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  • Second Lieutenant Percy Edgar Napier Howard
    Second Lieutenant Percy Edgar Napier Howard. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Death: 27 October 1914, missing in action, Le Pilly, Western Front. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.

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    James201

  • The station where the wounded were treated
    The station building in Le Pilly where Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC tended to the wounded after the battalion had been overwhelmed.

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    Patrick63223

  • Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers
    Unknown soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery

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    Patrick63223

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
Prisoners of War 1914-1920 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Patrick63223
War Diary of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, August 1914-February 1915 Patrick63223
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
The Bond of Sacrifice: Percy Edgar Napier Howard Hannah21187
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914” Patrick63223
“Within Four Walls” by Major M.C.C. Harrison and Captain H. Cartwright Patrick63223
The Battle of Le Pilly Patrick63223
Ireland and the First World War - the Battle of Le Pilly Patrick63223
Le Pilly honours 177 Irish men killed in first World War battle. Patrick63223
Wherever the Firing Line Extends Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Darjeeling, India Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly Patrick63223
Le Touret Memorial Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly Patrick63223
Courcelles Patrick63223
Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment Patrick63223
Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais Patrick63223
Second Lieutenant Percy Edgar Napier Howard James201
The station where the wounded were treated Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers Patrick63223

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