Regimental number | 225 |
Place of birth | Narrumburra, Victoria |
School | Nott Street School, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cinema photographer |
Address | 'Sumeah', Embankment Grove, Chelsea, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mrs E J Howard, 'Sumeah', Embankment Grove, Chelsea, Victoria |
Previous military service | Naval and Military Expeditions, New Guinea |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | New 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 connections | Brother: 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 |