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Alan Price HOWELL

Regimental number36624
Date of birth21 December 1898
Place of birthLindfield, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAnalytical chemist
Address'Peuraggia', Ewos Parade, Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.2
Height5' 9"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, Price Howell, 'Peuraggia', Ewos Parade, Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Cadets and Militia.
Enlistment date12 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 29
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 5 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal RollHeavy Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right leg), Sydney, 17 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 April 1962
Age at death66
SourcesNAA: B2455, HOWELL Alan Price

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