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HOWES, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4373 |
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Enlisted: | 21 July 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Birmingham, England, 1881 |
Home Town: | Canley Vale, Fairfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4373, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4373, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4373, 30th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
7 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 30th Battalion | |
24 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, In France. | |
10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4373, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Mary Howes nee Amery of River Road, Canley Vale, NSW. William and Mary married in NSW during 1906c.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Swakopmund disembarking on 3 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal