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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Alfred John Douglas Howie |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Alfred John Douglas |
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| Surname: |
Howie |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/363 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
4 January 1894 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| Religion: |
Presbyterian |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs W. Howie, Motumaoha, Morrinsville, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Motumaoha, Morrinsville, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
- Height: 5 foot 6 inches
- Weight: 142 pounds
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| Enlistment Date: |
11 August 1914 |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Star of India or Waimana |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
346 |
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| Military Awards: |
- 1914-1915 Star
- British War Medal (1914-1920)
- Victory Medal
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
25 April 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand
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| Memorial Reference: |
72 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of William and Emily Martha Gill Howie, of Moorhouse, Morrinsville, Piako.
- Attested at rank Private 11 August 1914; promoted to Sergeant 17 August 1914
- Declared missing from April 25th 1915
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, Panel 1, bronze plaque, names Brown - Darrow (Photo P. Baker 2008)
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register: Auckland Grammar War Memorial |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Military Service Record
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Auckland Grammar School chronicle. [1913-]. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
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| Previous Military Experience: |
6th Hauraki Regiment |
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