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Service Number:	60231
Enlisted:	12 July 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Divisional Train
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1887
Home Town:	Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Memorials:

12 Jul 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60231, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
4 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 60231, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1918:	Embarked Private, 60231, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney
14 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Train
5 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 60231, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Howes and Ethel Henrietta Howes of 'Chiltern', Beresford Road, Rose Bay, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 20 July 1919

Medal: British War Medal