Alfred Thomas HOWE

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HOWE, Alfred Thomas

Service Number:	3849
Enlisted:	1 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 11 March 1886
Home Town:	Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Scotts Creek Public School
Occupation:	Coachman
Died:	Killed in Action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3849, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3849, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: 07 Feb 1916
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3849, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
5 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3849, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17

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"...3849 Private Alfred Thomas Howe of West Thebarton, SA. A coachman prior to enlistment, Pte Howe embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 27th Battalion from Adeliade aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7 February 1916 . Pte Howe was killed in action in France on 5 November 1916, aged 30 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

British War Medal 30715

Victory Medal 30533

Commemorative Scroll 313755

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