George HOWES

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Service Number:	7006
Enlisted:	25 September 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle
30 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the shoulder. Embarked for England on 15 November 1917.
10 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Bullet wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 25 August 1918
21 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was C/- H.J. Holway of William Street, Perth, SA

Next of kin given as his brother Walter Howes of Grosvenor Street, Glandore, SA later of Wirrula, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 10 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal