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HOWELL, Edwin Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 419 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia, 17 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Austins Ferry, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Claremont State School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, (Panel 25), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorchy War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 419, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 419, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 419, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 419, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 419, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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