WARING, Howard Palmer
| Service Number: | 299 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ruthdowne St State School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dispatch Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 25 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot II, Row F, Grave 19, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 299, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 299, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 299, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 299, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 299 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Howard Palmer WARING was born in Fitzroy South, Victoria in 1895
His parents were William Josiah WARING & Sarah Ann PAGE
He enlisted in Melbourne on 18th January, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on board the HMAT Ulysses on 10th May, 1915 with the 21st Infantry Battalion, A Company
Howard was on the torpedoed transport ship Southland & served in Gallipoli, France & Belgium - at the time of his death he was a stretcher bearer
He died of wounds in Belgium on 25th October, 1917 and is buried in the Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery
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Two of his brothers served in WW2
1. Eric Page WARING (SN 256284) RAAF discharged 1944
2. Reginald William WARING (SN V362519) discharged 1943
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