Walter HOWAT

Regimental number10/387
Date of birth22 May 1888
Place of birthHokitika
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address53 Church Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.4
Height5' 9"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Ormond, 53 Church Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Other detailsRe-enlisted 1916, see 35163 Walter HOWAT, 20th Reinforcements.
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Commenced return to New Zealand, no date stated; disembarked New Zealand, 22 January 1915; discharged (service no longer required), 22 January 1915.

Total war service: 139 days (of which 99 days were abroad).
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 April 1958 , Petone
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050302

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