HOWES, Norman John
| Service Number: | 2916 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Camel Corps |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Rye Park Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2916, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 2916, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 2916, Camel Corps, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2916, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit from Light Horse Details |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Howes and Margaret Howes of Redmond Street, Leichhardt, NSW.
Previously enlisted but was discharged when it was found that he was under age.
Brother of William Henry Howes who was killed in action on 9 October 1917 while serving with the 17th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 17 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres and Arthur David Howes who returned to Australia on 30 March 1916 having served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 26 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 10 February 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Norman married Finit Daphne Thomas in Burwood, NSW