"John" Albert John HOWARD
Born 29 August 1897 in Dongara, Western Australia [16]
Son of William James HOWARD and Sarah Jane PASCOE [15]
Resided with his parents on Plainfield Farm in Three Springs [19]
Farmer in Three Springs in 1921 [50]
Clearing Contractor and Farmhand in Three Springs 1922-1942 [6] [16] [19]
His cheque book was stolen by a thief in Three Springs in early May 1927 [4: 21-May-1927]
Attended the evening dance at the Three Springs Hall after the R.S.L. Sports Day at Arrino on 5 November 1932 [5: 18-Nov-1932]
Attended the Farewell Evening tendered to local pioneer Mrs Blanche M. KOCH in Three Springs on 3 December 1932 [4: 10-Dec-1932]
Won 2nd prize for Collection of Vegetables at the Three Springs Agricultural Show on Thursday 21 September 1933 [5: 29-Sep-1933]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Attended the Three Springs C.W.A. Ball at the Three Springs Hall on the evening of Thursday 22 November 1934 [5: 23-Nov-1934]
Member of the Three Springs Tennis Club 1934-1937, and a Committee Member in 1936-37 [5: 12-Apr-1935, 8-Nov-1935, 18-Sep-1936]
Cleared the Three Springs Rifle Club's range in April 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
Member of the Three Springs Rifle Club in 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Attended and competed at the Official Opening of the Three Springs Rifle Club's rifle range on Thursday 23 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Resided in Three Springs until enlisting in the Australian Army on 2 March 1942[16]
Private W20492 in the Australian Army's 10th Garrison Battalion during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 10 December 1945 [16] and returned to Three Springs [19]
Labourer in Three Springs 1946-1962 [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Lesmurdie [2]
Died 18 August 1975; buried Guildford Cemetery, Guildford WA (Anglican, E, 203)[2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Albert John Howard' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/albert-john-howard [reference list] |
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