HOWES, Christopher
(Service number 7/1247)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 08/07/1884 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Sherwood Downs, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William HOWES (father), Tahuna, Nelson | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 December 1977 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Nelson | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes interred Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Christopher Howes was born in 1884 at Geraldine, th son of William and Caroline (née Turner) Howes.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 February 2017]
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