Regimental number | 9549 |
Place of birth | Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland |
School | Burdihouse, Midlothian, Scotland |
Other training | Farm worker before the start of the war. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Figtree via Wollongong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Howden, Pothead Leonhead, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, January 1918 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot III, Row DD, Grave No. 20), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie HOWDEN, Pathhead, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland |