Regimental number | 2295 |
Place of birth | Birdsville, Queensland |
School | State School, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Mackay, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Howell, Coningesby Estate, Mackay, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Efford Cemetery (Section Roman Catholic, Row C, Grave No. 3406), Plymouth, Devonshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Robert HOWELL and Mary KELLY, his wife |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |