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Norman William HOWITT

Regimental number1655
Place of birthBroad Arrow Western Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationSalesman
AddressGarratt Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Charles Howitt, Garratt Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1918
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Rebecca HOWITT, Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia. Native of Broad Arrow, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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