| Regimental number | 1558 |
| Place of birth | Kingston, South Australia |
| School | Kingston Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine cleaner |
| Address | Kingston, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Randall, Kingston, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the 22nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Kingston: resigned; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 10), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eliza RANDALL. Native of Kingston, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Taken on strength, B Company, Ismailia, 24 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 July 1916 (diarrhoea), and transferred to Divisional Rest Station; discharged to unit, and rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 July 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Identification disc received from Germany (German Death List, 4 November 1916). No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16. German report, 30 July 1916: 'Randall, H.F. (sic) Nr. 1558. austr. Sold. am 19.7.16 in Gegen Fromelles gefallen.' Note on Red Cross File No 2240113: 'The above name appeared on German death List dated 4-11-16.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RANDALL Howard James
Red Cross file 2240113 |
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