HOWARD, Percy George
Service Numbers: | 2342, 6872 |
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Enlisted: | 25 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Panton Hill, Nillumbik, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2342, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2342, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2342, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
22 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6872, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6872, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6872, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Percy George Howard (2342 and 6872) was so keen to serve that he enlisted twice. He has two embarkation numbers (23/54/2 and 23/39/5) but on both trips from Melbourne he was discharged at Freemantle and returned to Melbourne and discharged as medically unfit. He was not awarded any medals as he never reached a war zone . 2.12.16 medical report from Lieutenant Colonel Wilson declared that he should be discharged as permanently unfit owing to a problem with his left elbow which does not permit him to lift weights and has a 10% limitation upon extension. This was apparently missed on the medical examination for second enlistment.