| Surname: | Howell |
| Initials: | C |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 2654523 |
| Notes: | CMP. Formerly Coldstream Guards, transferred to CMP. Guards Armd Div Pro Coy. 20/12/45 discharged. War Diary WO 171/390, Guards Armoured Division Pro Coy, 14/15/15 Sept 44: Village of Overpelt. Acting on information from a boy Sgt Howell C and 2656086 Cpl Bridge B rounded up 14 German soldiers hiding in a barn. Cpl Bridge went to the rear door of the barn and Sgt Howell cautiously opened the front door, shouted to them to surrender and saw numerous heads appear from a heap of straw. The prisoners were then disarmed and handed over to 1 Welch Guards. 16/12/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, MID. Address:- 195 Coulsdon Road, Upper Caterham, Surrey. Cyril Howell. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 37072 Page: 2468 May 10, 1945) |
| Citation: | North West Europe. |