Horace Bernard HOWE

Regimental number55214
Place of birthRussell, Bay of Islands
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Howe, Waiuku
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Specialists Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit16th (Waikato) Company, 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas George and Annie Howe, George Street, Waiuku
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 17