Richard Allen HOWES

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Service Number:	2918
Enlisted:	8 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 11 December 1886
Home Town:	Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Gilles Plains, South Australia, 21 May 1969, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 12, Grave 736A. Interred on 24 May 1969
Memorials:	Auburn Undalya School WW1 Roll of Honour, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1

8 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
15 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion, First occasion
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Multiple wounds, right leg severe.
6 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion, In France
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2918, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 2918, 54th Infantry Battalion

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Son of William Howes and Elizabeth Howes nee Dolphin of Unley, SA.

Next of kin given as a friend Rachael Atkinson of Riverton, SA.

Commemced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking at Adelaide on 25 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 7 May Richard married Lizette Russell in All Souls Church, St. Peters, SA. Lizette died in 1936