HOWELL, William Stephens
| Service Number: | 2521 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia, 26 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Moriac, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1981, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yarram New Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2521, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 2521, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 2521, 13th Light Horse Regiment, embarked England for Melbourne on board HT Ascanius | |
| 26 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2521, 13th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Trooper William Stephens Howell (Service No:2521) enlisted in the AIF on 3 July 1916, and was attached to 13th Light Horse Regiment on 21 November 1917 when he embarked with his Unit from Melbourne for Southampton on board HMAT A71 Nestor. Trooper Howell served on the Western Front -'He was among the Australians who barred the way of the Germans to Amiens, and he afterwards participated in the big push that gradually forced the Germans eastwards, and finally led to the signing of the armistace. Prior to returning home, Trooper Howell was very ill with pneonomonic influenza, and in a soldier's term 'nearly went west' (Geelong Advertiser; 16 April 1919). Trooper Howell embarked from England for Melbourne on 9 February 1919 on board HT Ascanius, and was attached to 13th Light Horse Regiment at Discharge on 26 April 1919. Brother Ivo also served in WWI, and younger brother Mac served in WWII.
Bill was born at Mt Moriac, Victoria in 1898, second of five sons of Richard (Jack) James Howell (b1859 in Geelong, Victoria) and Julia McIntyre (b1867 in Winchelsea, Victoria). Jack (a Farmer at Strathbogie) and Julia married in 1895 in Winchelsea and settled in the Strathbogie district (Wandoomoorook) and Moriac, where they raised their family and Jack was a Farmer.
Bill was working as a Mechanic in Moriac when he enlisted in the AIF and, following his Discharge was a Farmer in Moriscos via Belmont. In 1927 in Warrnambool, Bill married Ethel Mary Powling (b1903 in Ballangeich via Warrnambool, Victoria). Bill and Ethel settled in Yarram, where they raised their family and Bill worked as a Stock Inspector before retiring to Melbourne in the early 1960s. Bill and Ethel died in Yarram - Bill in 1981 and Ethel in 1989.
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