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HOWAT, Ivan James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 451 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Colac, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Inverleigh State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | 20 September 1930, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, Colac, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right knee sustained during the 2nd Brigade's charge at Krithia. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 19 July 1915. | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, Participated in a successful trench raid near St Eloi, Belgium and was mentioned in 1st Division despatches of 3 October 1916. | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Right leg and two fingers of right hand blown off by shell fire (while attached for duty with 2nd MG Company). Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 451, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 September 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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