Regimental Number: 256305
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
Howard was born in Forestville, Ontario on January 16, 1896. He was living in Saskatchewan when he was drafted in January of 1918. According to his service file, Howard received gunshot wounds to his left hand. After the war Howard settled in the Blueberry Mountain area (14-80-8-W6; 12-80-8-W6). He married Sarah Jane Kirkness; the couple had seven children. Howard died on January 21, 1949.
Sources: Chepi Sepe p. 183, 469, 738; The Big Bend p. 86