Sapper Clarence Sidney Ellerd How, 146239, 82nd Field Company Royal Engineers, was killed in action on the Somme on November 18th, 1916. He was aged 24 and his home was at 37 Stockwood Crescent, Luton.

The youngest son of the late Mr William Albert How, he went to France in August 1915 and was slightly wounded on October 26th but continued to fight in the trenches.

Before the war Clarence and elder brother Richard Victor were master builders in Luton. On the outbreak of hostilities they went to France to build huts under contract to the Government, but returned to England in February 1916 to enlist. On the day Clarence was killed, his brother was wounded.