Regimental number | 3117 |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmiths striker |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, J T Howson, Elvine Street, Palmyra, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3117A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "His father returned having been gassed. His grandfather and great grandfather were also war soldiers serving in the Crimean War." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Louisa HOWSON, Wells Street, Bicton, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Father:2 Cousins: Both killed serving in the AIF 2 Cousins: Killed in connection with the British Forces1 Uncle: Killed in connection with the British Forces. |