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HOWE, James Shaw
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1143, 1140A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairn, Scotland, May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Merchant Seaman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1143, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1143, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1140A, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1140A awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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