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HOWARD, Albert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1854 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Place of enlistment - Oaklands Park, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marden, Adelaide South Australia, 4 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens of Remembrance, Path 33, Grave 83A |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham RSL Honour Board, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1854, 10th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Oaklands Park, South Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1854, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1854, 10th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left arm, fractured humerus. | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned After serving at Gallipoli, he served on the Western Front where he was wounded and captured at Mouquet Farm, France, on 22 August 1916. He was interred as a POW in Germany, was sent by hospital transport from Ruyanlcourt to Veln the transferred to Lazarett Munster. Transferred to Regina Hotel Murren, Switzerland on 13 December 1916. He was repatriated to England on 11 September 1917. | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1854, 10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A54' Runic from England on 20th December 1917, disembarking Melbourne 13th February 1918 the overland to Adelaide. | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1854, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Laban and Jane HOWARD, Wellington Road, North Norwood, South Australia
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