Regimental number | 1946 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Howes, 50 Palmer Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Wesley and Eliza [known as Rose] HOWES, 50 Palmer Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 17 July 1915. Found guilty, 31 August 1915, of neglect of duty: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 28 September 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty. 5 October 1915, and rejoined Bn, Lemnos, same day. Admitted to hospital, 29 December 1915; rejoined Bn, 30 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916. Found guilty, 12 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 2130, 4 March, to 1200, 6 March 1916: awarded 7 days' detention, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, france, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1380413: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 782 Sergeant A.J. FERGUSON, B Company, 60th Bn, 30 [?] Aptil1919: 'At Fleurbaix during our attack we wereadvancing and I was about 10 yards from Howes. He was carrying a box of bombs and a bullet struck the box, causing the bombs to explode. He was killed instantly. I was wounded myself so I could not say where he was buried.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOWES Ernest
Red Cross File No 1380413 |