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HOWMAN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9581 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Harrietville, Vic., 1880 |
| Home Town: | Harrietville, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | 24 December 1949, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wangaratta Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 9581, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 9581, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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MILITARY MEDAL WON
For bravery on the Field in France Corporal G. Howman, who left with
the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, A.I.F., has been awarded the Military Medal. (For gallantry throughout operations, especially in Sausage Valley in assisting to extinguish fire in burning ammunition store. )
Corporal Howman, whose parents live at Harrietville, suffered severe
burns while fighting, at Pozieres. His sister, "Miss Florence Howman,
Is attached to the British Nursing Staff, and is on duty in France.
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