George Horatio HOWELL

Regimental number10/373
Date of birth16 May 1881
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressMarton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.2
Height5' 4"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinMrs James Fraser, Patea
Previous military serviceNew South Wales Cadets (2 years)
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit7th Wellington West Coast Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 5 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Athenic', 5 April 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 12 June 1917; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of illness contacted on active service), 13 July 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 329 days (of which 2 years 239 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death13 July 1931 , Wellington
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050376

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