George Sydney HOWES

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Service Number:	497
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, 1892
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	9 December 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Tranancore St. George's Church of England Parkville Honour Board

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 497, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 497, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 497, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
2 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 497, 7th Infantry Battalion, Serious wound to the chest plus wound to the leg. Transferred to England on 1 June 1915
27 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 497, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was Normanby Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Son of George Pollard Howes of Alex Terrace, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HS Themistocles as wounded disembarking on 19 June 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal