Oswald William HOWES

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Service Number:	2018
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mercer
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 24 June 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Eastern Drive Walls, Wall H2, Niche 51. Ashes interred on 13 September 1974
Memorials:

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2018, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2018, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
16 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion
23 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Henry Howes and Caroline Augusta Howes of Sydney, NSW

Husband of Ellen Maud Howes nee Williams of George Street, Redfern, NSW. Oswald and Ellen married during 1911c in St. Peters, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 aboard HT Ayrshire disembarking on 17 July 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal