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HOWITT, Alec
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3340 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness (Meningitis), Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 21 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 200 Rev. W. McKean officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3340, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3340, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3340, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alec and Jessie May Howitt of 'Calime', Deniliquin, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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