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HOWES, Mortimer Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1562, W72678 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wagerup, Waroona, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper hewer |
| Died: | 14 April 1957, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Esperance Public Lawn Cemetery, Pink Lake, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Waroona Drakesbrook Great War Honour Roll, Waroona Wagerup Great War Honour Roll, Yarloop War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1562, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1562, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1562, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1562, 11th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, SW finger | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1562, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD, due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W72678 | |
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| 23 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, W72678 | |
| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Gwalia, WA |
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