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HOWES, Alfred Francis Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7482 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness (Meningitis), No. 2, General Hospital, Capetown, South Africa, 20 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Woltemade Cemetery (Maitland), Cape Town Reference, Section 4, Military Plot |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rye Park Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7482, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7482, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7482, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Gerringong, NSW.
Son of John Lester Howes and Sarah E. Howes of Roseby Street, Drummoyne, NSW formerly of Crooked River, Gerringong, NSW
Medal: British War Medal