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HOWES, Ernest Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2383 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Died: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 8 August 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Garden Court Wall of Memory, Panel C, Niche 0062 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the knee. Invalided to England on 15 May 1916 | |
| 26 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the hand | |
| 5 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 14 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- At Hanebeke Wood on 20th September 1917 during advance on the Battalion objective, a strong point was holding up the advance. This N.C.O. called on those men near to follow him and rushed the strong point. He very gallantly led the charge, killing one of the enemy as he did so and succeeding in capturing the Strong Point and the garrison. His example of courage and leadership inspired all who saw him. London Gazette on 12 December 1917, page 13025, position 89 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1033, position 168 | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2383, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Henry Howes and Mary Howes of Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard Karoa disembarking on 10 May 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Ernest married May Wilton in Wollongong, NSW