Regimental number | 258 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Calcutta, India |
True Name | HOWARD, William John |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | South Woodburn, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, James Palmer, South Woodburn, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | True name HOWARD, W.J. See letter from brother F.T. HOWARD |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Found guilty, 23 April 1916, of being (1) improperly dressed on parade, (2) unshaven: awarded one extra guard. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916, Killed in action, 20 July 1916. 'German list received by Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau, Australian Branch, British Red Cross Society', 4 November 1916, show that 'identification marks found on the Prisoner of War are inspected by the General War Bureau and shown in the lists as under:- DEAD'. Identity disc received from Germany, 24 February 1917. Note on the Statement of Service states, 'buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix, Sh[eet] 36 NW'. Note on Red Cross File No 1820613: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Note on file: 'Buried Fleurbaix Sheet 36 NW. Cert by Captain Spedding's List. Effects received from Germany and forwarded to N/K. 16.10.17.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Miscellaneous details | True place of birth; Yambuk, Victoria; true age at enlistment: 46 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MORLEY John
Red Cross file 1820613 |