HOWARD, James
| Service Number: | 3164 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scotts Creek via Timboon Victoria, Australia, January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Scotts Creek, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotts Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broncho pneumonia, Fovant Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 18 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scott's & Cowley's Creek Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3164, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3164, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3164, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
James Howard
James is on The Timboon Honour Roll
Submitted 13 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 18 and the son of Robert and Mary Howard, of Scotts Creek, South Australia.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 18th March........Private James Howard was born at Scott’s Creek, Victoria in 1897. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th October, 1916 as an 18 year old, Labourer.
Private Howard left Melbourne on 16th December, 1916 & was admitted to Ship's Hospital on 10th January, 1917 for a period of 13 days with measles. He disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th February, 1917 & was posted to 15th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
Private Howard was sent sick to Fovant Hospital on 1st March, 1917 & died at 11 p.m. on 18th March, 1917 of Broncho Pneumonia. He was buried in Compton Chamberlayne War Graves Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 27 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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The photo below was found next to Private James Howard's headstone. Other photos courtesy of Andrew Stacey.
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