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HOWLING, Richard William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5692 |
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Enlisted: | 10 March 1916, 18th reinforcements |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
Born: | Croydon, Victoria, Australia , 1897 |
Home Town: | Croydon, Maroondah, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia , 1984, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Allambe Memorial Park, Gold Coast |
Memorials: | Croydon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5692, 8th Infantry Battalion, 18th reinforcements | |
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3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5692, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5692, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength from 8th Infantry Battalion in England | |
26 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 65th Infantry Battalion, Appointed acting L/Cpl for duration of signals training course at Windmill Hill, England | |
19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Returned to 8th Infantry Battalion, from 65th Infantry Battalion | |
28 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 55 Australian Wireless Section | |
14 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Taken on strength from Australian Wireless Section | |
12 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5692, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Embarked aboard HMAT Port Napier for return home to Australia | |
17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5692, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Discharged due to termination of period of enlistment, in 3rd Military District (Victoria) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Son of Mr Richard W HOWLING
Husband of Hannah Melba HOWLING (1900 - 1977)