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Charles HOWLAND

Regimental number1887
Place of birthHythe, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o GPO, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Charles Howland, 2 Elm Cottages, Hythe, Kent, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 February 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 44 (6 April 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 10 July 1919
Discharge date22 November 1919
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 death3 January 1930
SourcesNAA: B2455, HOWLAND Charles

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