William John HOWARD

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HOWARD , William John

Service Numbers:	258, 4809
Enlisted:	15 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yambuk, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1868
Home Town:	Woodburn, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 47 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery IV E 3, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woodburn Roll of Honour, Woodburn Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 258, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 258, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
28 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4809, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4809, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 258, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 258 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Served under alias of John Morley

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Enlisted under the alias of John Morley and listed his place of birth as Calcutta, India and his age as 44 years. He was 46 year old and in 1915 the age requirements for enlistment were 18-45 years.

After the war his grave could not be located and he was commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles. In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood, France containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers including Pte Howard. All of the remains were reburied in the newly created Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

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