Howard George Fieldhouse
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Alfred Fieldhouse and Eliza Ann Woodall were both teaching when they married in the West Bromwich area in 1883. 1891 saw them living at Adcocks Green, Worces (or Staffs) working as school head and school mistress. They had two children, Ernest (1885-1898) and Howard George born 1887. They moved to Dunham on Trent where they took up the position of headmaster and head mistress of Dunham Elementary School.
He attested 6/11/1915 standing 5' 5" and weighing 143 lbs. He served in the UK until 18/8/1916 when he was posted to 97th Field Ambulance.
Family headstone, St Oswald churchyard: FIELDHOUSE, 'Also Howard George, son of Alfred, killed in action 2 July 1917 aged 30. Interred Military Cemetery, Lijsenthock, Belgium' Pte Howard George Fieldhouse Retford Times 27 July 1917 As announced in our obituary column, Pte Howard George Fieldhouse, only son and child of Mr and Mrs Fieldhouse of the School House, Dunham on Trent, was killed in action in Belgium on July 2nd. He voluntarily joined the forces in November 1915 and was attached to the R A M C section of the Sherwood Rangers. After his training at Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield, he served for several months as an orderly in Wharncliffe Military Hospital. He was sent to the front in France in August 1916 and followed his calling in the R A M C till removed to another sphere in Belgium near Ypres. On Thursday July 12th his parents received information from the War Office that he had been killed in action. A later letter from one of his chums says that a party of R A M C’s were going “up the line” when a shell burst in the midst of them, killing two instantly and seriously injuring two others(he being one of them). A still later letter from his sergeant contains the following:- “He has been with me on a great many occasions and we have been in a few tight corners together and I always found him to be of a fearless disposition. He was always a good and willing worker and was always ready to help others. He was well liked by his comrades and the ambulance mourns the loss of a good man. He was buried at the military cemetery at Lijssenthock, Belgium.” Very widespread sympathy has been expressed for the parents in the loss of their only child, who was so well known in the district. A memorial service was held in Dunham Church on Sunday evening which was crowded with a most sympathetic congregation. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium Grave Reference: XV C 9 Personal effects returned to Maud Riggall of Dunham on Trent were id disc, letters, cards, a religious book, photos, notebook, belt, pipe a gold rig (9 ct broken), cigarette case, knife
