Howard William GARRITY

GARRITY, Howard William

Service Number: 859
Enlisted: 15 March 1915, Perth, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Albany, Western Australia, 1896
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Albany State School, Western Australia
Occupation: Porter (WA Railways)
Died: Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery: Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie
Row F, Grave 8 Headstone Inscription "REST DEAREST BROTHER AND SON REST, THY DUTY'S NOBLY DONE",
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
5 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 28th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of William and Louisa Elizabeth GARRITY, of 38 Waugh Street North, Perth, Western Australia. Born at Albany, Western Australia.