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William Pinkerton HOWES

Regimental number2573
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Address207 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Thomas Howes, Chiltern, Victoria
Enlistment date21 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 3), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: thomas and Florence HOWES, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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