Regimental number | 3056 |
Place of birth | Day Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dumfries, Campsie Street, Campsie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Howatson, Dumfries, Campsie Street, Campsie, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row K, Grave No. 49), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Frances HOWATSON, Campsie Street, Campsie, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | 2 cousins: 1 killed, 1 demobilised. |