HOWIE, William David
(Service number 6/1574)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 15/04/1885 | Place of Birth | Hampden |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Rose HOWIE (mother), Palmerston, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 February 1942 | Age | 55 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Riverton Cemetery, Southland | ||
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Biographical Notes
William David Howie was the son of David Sloan and Rose May (née Summerall) Howie.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 December 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 December 2018]; refer Press, 24 January 1920 (Papers Past)
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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