Regimental number | 1887 |
Place of birth | Hythe, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Howland, 2 Elm Cottages, Hythe, Kent, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 44 (6 April 1916). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, Syria Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Oxfordshire, 10 July 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 4 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 22 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Postwar became a peanut farmer in the northen territory. Death by suicide (self-inflicted gun shot wound). |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOWLAND Charles |