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HOWSE, Beresford Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37883 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Taken on strength with the unit on 28 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 3 February 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra General Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37883, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Taken on strength with the unit on 28 April 1917 | |
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| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37883, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37883, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 37883, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the back and invalided to England 1 October 1918 | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 37883, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Major Alfred Oswald Howse MID and Dizie Elizabeth Howse of College Street, Sydney, NSW. Alfred returned to Australia on 31 December 1916 disembarking at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on the 3 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c Beresford married Mary Foley in Murramburrah, NSW