Howlett, William Henry (Harry)

William Henry Howlett was known in the family, and locally as Harry. He was born in Q2 1911 in Romford, Essex. His father was Alfred Patrick John and his mother was Margaret Howlett. Harry’s mother Margaret was born in Athlone Ireland. She married Alfred senior in 1908 in Dublin where Alfred was a soldier stationed at the Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin (now a Cultural Centre).

Harry married Phyllis Ethel Young (1910-1915) in Warwick in 1936. By 1939 they were living at 20 Queens Square, Warwick. They had a daughter, Pauline, born Q4 1936, who died, aged one, in Q1 1938.

Harry’s brothers, George and Alfred (Alf or Slim) also fell and are commemorated on Warwick War Memorial. Their brother John survived.

Harry is remembered on his brother Alf’s grave in Warwick Cemetery:

Their father was the licensee of the Warwick Tavern located at 27-29 Crompton Street. Trading nowadays under the name of The Old Fourpenny Shop. He had the tavern up until his death in 1953 and left his estate of £1709.00 to his widow Margaret who died in 1970 aged 82.

There was another brother, Walter Aloysius. Walter died in Hertford Hill Chest Hospital, aged 44. At the time of Walter’s death, in 1964, John was still residing at the Warwick Tavern at 27-29 Crompton Street.

Harry’s wife Phyllis died in mid Warwickshire in 1995 – she did not remarry