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Gilbert Howe - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Gilbert Howe
- Gilbert Howe (6 August 1891 – 10 January 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1913-14 season.
- He died in World War I.Howe was a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman.
- He worked as a clerk in the Wellington City Council rates office.
- He enlisted at the outbreak of World War I, and served as a sergeant in the New Zealand forces that took Samoa in 1914.
- Later in New Zealand he was commissioned, and he served on the Western Front as a lieutenant.
- He was killed in action at Messines on 10 January 1917.After his death his family donated a trophy in his name that was awarded annually until World War II to the most improved player in Wellington cricket.
