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HOWARD, Thomas Alvin Alexandria
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX31654 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940, Paddington, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 26 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Trunkey Creek, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Malaya, 20 January 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Special Memorial 19 C18, Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX31654 | |
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| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX31654, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX31654, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX31654, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, HMT Queen Mary | |
| 20 Jan 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX31654, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Thomas Alvin Alexandria HOWARD was born in Carcoar, New South Wales on 26th October, 1914
His parents were Francis William HOWARD & Florence BATES who married in Carcoar in 1886 - his Mothers 2nd marriage was in 1936 to Charles Henry Edward WILKINS
Thomas enlisted in Paddington, Sydney on 12th June, 1940 and embarked from Sydney on 18th February, 1941 on the ship HMT Queen Mary with the 2nd/19th Australian Infantry Battalion
He died of wounds in Malaya on 20th January, 1942 & is buried in the Kranji War Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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