HOWE, George
(Service number 47335)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | T/Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 27 October 1889 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | King Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Coach painter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss L. HOWE (sister), King 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 | 26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 May 1988 | Age | 98 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Howe was born on 27 October 1889 at Oamaru, the fifth son of Thomas and Mercy (née Wenman) Howe. He was educated at Maerewhenua and Oamaru South schools. George was wounded and admitted to hospital on 11 January 1918. His was reported as a severe case. He married Adeline Marion Lowry in 1920 at Chalmers Church, Timaru. George Howe died on 17 May 1988, at the grand age of 98 years, and is buried in the Timaru Cemetery. His older brother, Alfred Howe, was killed in action in France in 1918, and another brother, Charles, also served in World War I. Both Charles and George nominated their sister Lilian (Lily) Howe as next-of-kin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 May 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 May 2020]; Timaru Herald, 24 January 1918, 2 February 1918 (Papers Past) [24 November 2013; 10 January 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [30 May 2020]
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