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HOWSE, Jesse Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 860 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Winkfield, Berkshire, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 19 May 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Albury Methodist Church Circuit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 860, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 860, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 860, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 860, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right forearm and chest with the hand later being amputated | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 860, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jesse Howse and Sophia Jane Howse nee Freeman of Dean Street, Albury, NSW. Brother of William Arthur Howse who returned to Australia on 23 August 1919 having served with the 5th Field Artillery
Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard NZHS Marama disembarking on 17 October 1916.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
During 1922c Jesse married Miriam N. Yeo in Marrickville, NSW