Charles William HOWES

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Service Number:	1841
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ayr, Queensland, Australia , 16 February 1896
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 30 August 1978, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Home Hill Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1841, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1841, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1841, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1841, 41st Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Transferred to England on 13 June 1917 aboard HS Warilda
20 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1841, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Charles William Howes and Margaret Jane Howes nee Stevenson of Ayr, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 24 January 1925 Charles married Annie Elizabeth Hurney in QLD