Edgar Stanley HOWELL

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Service Number:	4139
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England., 1890
Home Town:	Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Bristol Grammar School, Gloucestershire, England.
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 4139, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 4139, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
28 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4139, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4139, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane

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His brother, 4140 Pte. Edwin Guy Howell also of the 25th Battalion was killed in action on the same day 5 August 1916.

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