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Frederick Walter HOWES

Regimental number2399
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLetter carrier
AddressLetter Carrier's Room, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Arthur Charles Howes, Jenkins Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2229 William Arthur Henry HOWES
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 September 1959

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