HOWE, Albert
| Service Number: | 154 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 16 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Finisher |
| Died: | 16 January 1970, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 154, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 154, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Albert Howe was born in London, England on 16/9/1891 and lived with his father Martin Howe. Before he enlisted in the war, he had made a career out of being a boot finisher. There are different parts to being a boot finisher, Howe’s role as a boot finisher was to adapt the completed or build-up articles to the market, building-up articles, so it's ready to be put up in the shop. Howe did not have any prior military experience.
There he lived on Colessi, Spring Street, Abbotsford, Sydney, New South Wales. At the age of 22, Howe enlisted in the war on 17 August 1914, he enlisted in London, England. Howe was part of the 4th Battalion, his unit was onboard the transport A14 Euripides on their way to Randwick, NSW, on 20 October 1914. Then on the 2nd of December, they arrived in Gallipoli, as part of the second and third waves, their commanding officer was killed on the 26th of December.
Howe fought in Albany, Flanders, Somme Valley, and the Western Front throughout the war. He was mainly fighting in the trenches firing machine guns. Howe fought in the trenches in Albany, firing machine guns at them. In the Flanders the focus of his time was fighting the Germans, he also worked in the trenches, firing machine guns, The condition of the trenches was horrific, the weather was not great causing the trenches to be muddy. Throughout the entirety of WW1, Howe evidently fought proudly for his country making many journeys, carrying bags, machine guns, and other heavy equipment.
Howe received the General Service Medal, but sometime after receiving the medal he lost it, that is when he formally requested a new medal and received a medal from His Majesty.
The 4th battalion left for Australia on 26/4//1918 then 6 months after setting sail they arrived back in Australia on 23/10/1918. After the war, Howe then received the Military Medal on the 18th of November 1919. Howe got this medal for being brave and devoted to his duty of being a soldier. There was not much information on how he received this medal.
Not much is known about his life after the war, but we know that he left the A.I.F on 15/5/1935. After leaving he may have continued to be a boot finisher.
Reference
Memorial, T. and Memorial, T., 2022. Albert Howe HONOURS AND AWARDS (RECOMMENDATION). [online] Awm.gov.au. Available at: <https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1620541> [Accessed 14 June 2022].
Vwma.org.au. n.d. 4th Infantry Battalion. [online] Available at: <https://vwma.org.au/explore/units/88> [Accessed 14 June 2022].