Regimental number | 1951 |
Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria |
School | Echuca State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butter factory employee |
Address | Echuca, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, F W Howell, High Street, Echuca, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Katherine HOWELL, Echuca, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Cpl Thos. R. Lowe who was in the Field Artillery was killed on 18th September, 1918 and is buried at Rosel. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |