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HOWES, Arthur David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1427 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 3 June 1917, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot T, Zone C, Grave 12140 |
| Memorials: | Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1427, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1427, 7th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1427, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to extensive Pulmonary phthesis(TB) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Howes and Margaret Howes of Redmond Street, Leichhardt, NSW.
Brother of William Henry Howes who killed in action on 9 October 1917 with the 17th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypress, Panel 17.
Arthur served his Baking apprenticeship with Abel & Co. of Newtown, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1916 aboard HT Argyllshire arriving at Melbourne on 30 March 1916 for onward travel to Sydney, NSW
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal