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214009 Pte. George Howarth British Army 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment from:Chequerbent, Westhoughton, Lancashire, England (d.24th Apr 1916) My Great Uncle George Howarth was a coal miner working in the Hulton Colliery, Chequerbent, Westhoughton, Lancashire. He was born in 1892. The local history society here in Westhoughton have embarked upon staging an exhibition based on the names on the Westhoughton Cenotaph. George Howarth is the only one from the Dorsetshire Regiment on this memorial. He lost his life on the 24th April 1916 at the Siege of Kut-al-Amara, Mesopotamia, he was 24 years of age. No known grave, but his name is on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**