HOWS, Charles Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 48, 48A |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 48, 9th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 48, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 48, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 48, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, From 9th Machine Gun Company. Letter 'A' added to his service number now 48A | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 14 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 48A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was residing in Lincoln Street, Campsie, NSW
Son of Charles Ernest Hows and Cambridge Street, Paddington, NSW and Ida Rosetta Williams of Lincoln Street, Campsie, NSW.
Brother of Edward Robert Hows who returned to Australia on 9 April 1919 having served with the 9th Machine Gun Company, 36th and 34th Battalions
On 27 August 1918 Charles married Daisy Ellen Bowman Chadwell Parich Church, Essex, England. Rector Edward Smith officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Port Lincoln disembarking on 20 September 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal