Valentine John HOWELL

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Service Number:	116
Enlisted:	6 April 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 28 October 1884
Home Town:	Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Croydon Park Publoic School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 May 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW knee
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound right leg
20 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 116, 18th Infantry Battalion

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