William HOWARD

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Service Number:	5398
Enlisted:	4 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grantham, Queensland, Australia, May 1893
Home Town:	Ma Ma Creek, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Wounds, 2nd Australian casualty Clearing Station, St. Omer, France, 27 July 1918
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 10
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW right hand
30 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
26 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5398, 12th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left femur and right humerous DoW 2nd Australian casualty Clearing Station, St. Omer

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