George Anderson HOWES

HOWES, George Anderson

Service Numbers: 1201, 1275
Enlisted: 21 September 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, October 1893
Home Town: Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1972
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1201, Rosehill, New South Wales
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1201, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1201, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
9 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1275, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the foot. Invalided to England aboard HS Gloucester Castle
14 Apr 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1275, 4th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick Golden Howes and Isabella Walker Howes nee Anderson of Stuart Street, Granville,NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 November 1915 aboard HS Wandilla disembarking on 14 January 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Dorothy Emmeline Howes nee Constable of Granville, NSW. George and Dorothy married during 1921c in NSW