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HOWE, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3237 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville South Australia, 21 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3237, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3237, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3237, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3237 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Howe and Mary Ann Howe nee Collins. Brother of Ernest Howe and Robert Howe
Husband of Jessie Sophia Howe nee Bowditch of Lonsdale Street, Woodville North, SA. Alfred and Jessie were married on 29 December 1909 at the Adelaide Registry Office, SA
Father of Gordon Alfred Howe, Dorothy Jessie Howe, Thelma Eileen Howe and Stanley Lewis Howe
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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