Regimental number | 2483 |
Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Marville Road, Burnie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert How, Marville Road, Burnie, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 11 August 1918, for onward travel to Tasmania; discharged (medically unfit: debility and injury to left elbow joint), Hobart, 4 January 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as HAW. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOW Jack Robert |