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Hubert Charles HOWARD

Regimental number225
Place of birthNarrumburra, Victoria
SchoolNott Street School, Port Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCinema photographer
Address'Sumeah', Embankment Grove, Chelsea, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMrs E J Howard, 'Sumeah', Embankment Grove, Chelsea, Victoria
Previous military serviceNaval and Military Expeditions, New Guinea
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 19 August 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No 17), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward John and Elizabeth Maria Howard, 502, Punt Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Native of Korrumburra, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 31A Pte Victor Edward HOWARD, 15th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Rabaul, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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