Second Lieutenant

William Howden

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Janet Howden, of 286, Ettrick St., Invercargill. Native of Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Date of birth 28/05/1888 Otago Regiment 1st Battalion, Company 10. His brother Alexander Murdoch Howden also went to war but returned home. [Record since amended - NZWGT]
William Howden was born in Falkirk Scotland. He enlisted 5th Nov 1914 as a private into the Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 10th Company. Training at Tahuna Camp, he departed NZ for the Suez ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1263
Name:
William Howden
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
28 May 1888
Place of Birth:
Falkirk,
Next of Kin: 
J H Howden (father), 286 Etterick Street, Invercargill
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mary Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Howden
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