HOWELL, Benjamin Hinds
(Service number 22191)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Engineer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs W. B. HOWELL (mother), Marston Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 August 1984 | Age | 87 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of William Barker and Annie Elizabeth HOWELL. Sisters Alice Mary Hinds HOWELL and Winifred Nancy Hinds HOWELLb oth served in the Army Nursing Service in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [6 February 2014]; Headstone image Timaru Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [27 July 2014]
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