Valentine John HOWELL

HOWELL, Valentine John

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
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World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
20 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 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, 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, 116, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 116 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-31

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