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HOWARTH, Percy Adolphus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4555 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 September 1915, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Rankin, New South Wales, Australia, 3 May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Perthville, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bathurst District School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (POW of Germany), France, 23 April 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 20th Infantry Battalion, Lithgow, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Wounded Villers-Bretonneux, 2nd occasion | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 20th Infantry Battalion |
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Percy was born fifth of nine children of James Howarth & Louisa Callan and christened 21 August 1899 at All Saints Cathedral Bathurst, N.S.W.
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