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FILMER, Howard Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1826 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Redground School near Crookwell, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Cachy near Amiens, France, 30 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bega District School WW1 Roll of Honor, Crookwell War Memorial, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1826, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1826, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1826, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1826, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the buttock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick John and Fanny Filmer of Upper Street, Bega, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
8 August 1933 - Base Records wrote a letter to father confirming that despite the most searching inquiry and investigation CWG could not find Howard's grave