HOWLETT, Frederick
| Service Numbers: | N251376, NX148094, NX148094 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 60th Field Park Company |
| Born: | Dulwich Hill, NSW, 15 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Sapper, N251376, Army Training Units |
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World War 2 Service
| 10 Jan 1944: | Involvement Sapper, NX148094, 60th Field Park Company, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Defence of Northern Australia | |
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| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Sapper, NX148094 , 60th Field Park Company |
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Frederick George Howlett was born on July 15, 1914, in New South Wales, Australia, to Agnes Eliza Saisell, age 37, and Archie William Howlett, age 36. His mother Agnes Eliza passed away on July 20, 1914, in Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 37.
Frederick George Howlett lived in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, from 1936. Frederick George Howlett married Mildred Johanna Hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1943 when he was 29 years old.
Frederick George Howlett served in the military in 1944 in New South Wales, Australia, when he was 30 years old. He enlisted in 1939 at Leppington, NSW.
Like most men during WW2 he was initially drafted int the Militia Svc No. N251376. Later he was transferred to the 2nd AIF NX148094.
He served in No. 60 Field Park Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He served in the Royal Australian Engineers as a 'Sapper' - private soldier. He was discharged on 30 Jan 1946. Source: http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=254353&c=WW2
His father Archie William passed away on March 8, 1946, at the age of 67.
Fred Howlett lived in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, from 1949.
Frederick and Mildred were divorced in 1949 after 6 years of marriage. He was 35 years old. https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/1265245
Frederick Howlett lived in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, from 1958, and in Ettalong, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia from 1972.
His death and burial details are unknown, despite extensive research. There is a possibility of his death being 19 May 1978 in Quirindi, NSW, but it is not confirmed as yet.