HOWES, Alfred Henry
| Service Number: | 1946 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdersser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1946, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1946, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1946, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth registration details
Name: Alf Hy Howes
Birth Date: Abt 1896
Birth Place: Numurkah, Victoria
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Alf Daniel Howes
Mother: Emily Mary Temple
Registration Number: 5816
Husband of Winifred Eileen May Howes of Harold Street, Shepparton, Victoria. Father of Alfred Henry Howes and Cyril Sylvester Howes
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private Alfred Henry Howes of Shepparton was killed 111 action on May 3rd. He leaves a widow and two children, the eldest two years of age. Deceased was a son of Mr Alfred Howes, station-keeper of the Shepparton fire brigade, who has another son at the war.
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