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HOWELL, David Roydon Seymour
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 854 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Black Marsh, Tasmania, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Baker's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 854, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 854, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 40th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...854 Private David Royden Seymour Howell, D Company, 40th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas. Formerly a labourer and a baker's assistant, Pte Howell enlisted on 15 March 1916, and he embarked from Hobart, Tas, on 1 July 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima (A35). He served on the Western Front and was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux on 22 April 1918, aged 25." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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