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Frederick Albert HOW

Regimental number1813
Place of birthCarsleton, Surry, England
SchoolThe Rutlish School, Newton, Surry, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W A How, Carshalton, Surrey, England
Enlistment date7 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1916
Place of death or woundingMochara, Egypt
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 191), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W. and Edith HOW, Hillcrest, Carshalton, England

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