John Edward HOWARD
Born 1890 in Wandering, Western Australia [15]
Son of Edward Francis HOWARD and Emeiline GREY [15]
Farmhand in Dowerin in 1912 and 1913 [50]
Farmer of Waddy Waddy Farm in Coorow in 1913 and 1914 [19] [50]
He appears to have moved to Three Springs before enlisting as that was his address on the 1915 Commonwealth Electoral Roll [50]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) at Blackboy Hill on 14 September 1914 [30: item 6994020]
On enlistment was recorded as 5 feet 8½ inches tall, weighing 154 lbs. with blue eyes, light brown hair and a fair complexion [30]
Gave his mother Mrs Emilene JARMAN as his next of kin, her address at the time being 38 View Street, North Perth [30]
After very brief training at the Blackboy Hill military camp he was appointed to the 12th Battalion on 6 October 1914 [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A7 Medic on 2 November 1914 [18]
Private, Lance Corporal and then Corporal 881 in the 12th Battalion in Egypt, Gallipoli and France during the First World War [30]
Married Emma Maria MASON on 23 February 1918 at the Parish Church of Saint Alban, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [30]
Departed England with his wife and son John on the Mahana and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia 2 November 1919 [30] [70]
Discharged from the A.I.F. on 17 November 1919; received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
His name appears on the Three Springs Honour Board, which was unveiled on Tuesday 3 June 1919 [9: 6-Jun-1919] [10: 13-Jun-1919]
Farmhand and Clearing Contractor in Three Springs 1919-1925 [6] [19]
Attended May BERRIGAN's 21st Birthday held at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs on Friday 12 September 1919 [9: 19-Sep-1919]
Came 2nd in the Sheffield Handicap running race at the Three Springs Day held on Thursday 25 September 1919 [10: 3-Oct-1919]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1920 [10: 23-Jul-1920]
Advertised in October 1922 that he wanted to lease two or three hundred ewes for five years with the option to purchase [9: 27-Oct-1922]
Contractor in the Perth suburb of Belmont 1925-1931 [50]
In 1967, when he applied for the Gallipoli Medallion, he was living at 423 Belgravia Street in the Perth suburb of Cloverdale [30]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Cloverdale until his death in 1969 [2]
Died 26 January 1969; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, ZW, 353) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'John Edward Howard' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/john-edward-howard [reference list] |
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