Lionel Arthur HOWELL

Regimental number318
Date of birth18 September 1887
Place of birthGlenlusk, Tasmania
SchoolMolesworth State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGlenlusk, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, A Howell, Glenlusk, Tasmania
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1918
Date of death29 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot AA, Grave No. 1658), Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Arthur HOWELL. Native of Bridgewater, Tasmania. Returned to Australia, 27 August 1918; invalid.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal