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HOWARD, Darcy Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3669 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ringarooma, Tasmania, 25 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 29 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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"...3669 Private Darcey Henry Howard, 26th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas. Pte Howard enlisted on 30 September 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916. On 29 October 1917 he was killed in action at Ypres in Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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