Leonard James Ballard HOWSON

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HOWSON, Leonard James Ballard

Service Number:	3013
Enlisted:	3 July 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 4 February 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Victoria Park War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3013, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3013, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3013, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
3 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3013, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), per HT Euripides
27 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3013, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Len was the eldest of seven children of James Alderson Howson (b1876 in Durham, England) and Minnie Mary Ann Ballard (b1879 in Adelaide, South Australia). James (a Painter) and Minnie married in 1897 in Fremantle WA. James had arrived in Fremantle WA with his mother and siblings in 1880 on board the Robert Morrison and Minnie had lived in Albany WA since 1887. James and Minnie lived in Fremantle and Kalgoorlie before settling in Perth WA where James was a Painter.

Len was working as a Horse Driver in Victoria Park, Perth WA when he served in the Militia in 1915 (Private; Service No:1824) with 88th Infantry Battalion. In July 1916 he enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:3013) and served with 51st Infantry Battalion in France. Len was in France when he was Court Martialed on 1 November 1917 - charged when on active service deserting HMS from 10 October 1917 to 21 October 1917. He was sentenced to ten years penal service in a Military Prison in France - commuted to two years. Len was released on 18 November 1918 and rejoined his unit. He was Discharged in May 1919.

In 1920 Len was back in Perth, WA working as a Horse Driver when he married Theresa Martha Harriet Upton-Medley (b1900 in Fremantle WA). Len and Theresa lived in Perth and Fremantle where Len worked as a Horse Driver and Labourer. Len died in 1950 and Theresa remarried - she died in 1973.

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