HOWES, Francis Arthur
Service Number: | 820 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1916, Enlisted at Queenscliff, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1898 |
Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Reservoir, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1983, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Portarlington Cemetery, Victoria Plot: PRT-MET-2-807-253 |
Memorials: | Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 820, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Enlisted at Queenscliff, Victoria | |
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25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 820, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 820, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
11 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 820, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Severe shell nd to the thigh. Invalided to England on 18 July 1917 aboard HS Jan Braydello | |
8 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 820, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisted was Barracks, Queenscliff, Victoria
Son of Alfred Daniel Howes and Emily Mary Howes nee of Welsford Street, Shepparton, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1917 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 3 January 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Francis married Mary Alice Winfield in Victoria