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HOWARD, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2947 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria Australia , April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bung Bong, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway engineering assistant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 27 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wareek Bung Bong District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2947 | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 2947, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2947, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2947, 5th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Transferred Sergeant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 11 Jan 1918: | Promoted Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Promoted Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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