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HOWARD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2124 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 10 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick-layer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2124 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-30 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. HOWARD.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Howard, of Beulah-road, Norwood, have received news of the death of their youngest son, Private J. Howard, who was killed in action in France on August 30. Private Howard, who was born at Norwood, was 23 years of age, and left for the front on June 24, 1915." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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