George HOWES

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Service Number:	304
Enlisted:	5 June 1915, Enlisted at South Head, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Group
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1887
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 30 May 1981, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Ashes interred on 4 August 1981. Eastern Drive Walls, Wall J2, Niche 157
Memorials:

5 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 304, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at South Head, NSW
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 304, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 304, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
10 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 36th Heavy Artillery Group
24 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 36th Heavy Artillery Group
26 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Heavy Artillery Group
12 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 304, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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At time of enlistment he was employed as a cook at the Artillery Barracks, Sydney, NSW

Son of William Howes and Jane Howes of Sydney, NSW

Husband of Elsie Trevena Vail Howes nee Myers of Campbell Street, Glebe, NSW. George and Elsie married during 1910c in Sydney.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 13 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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