Regimental number | 2346 |
Place of birth | Hundred Mile Creek near Kapundo, South Australia |
School | Catholic Schools |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Walkerville Terrace, Walkerville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Short, Eighth Street, Bowden, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Drowned in the River Seine. |
Fate | Drowned |
Place of death or wounding | River Seine |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Picquigny British Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Mary HOWARD, 7 Matilda Street, Gilberton, australia. Native of Kapunda |