The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Trooper Earnest Howarth |
Ancestor Details
Descendant DetailsName of Ancestor: Ernest "Ernie" HOWARTH
Ancestor's date of birth: 31/07/1877
Ancestor's date of death: Detail not available
Cause of Death: Died in the Boer War
Service Number: 373
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: NSW Citizens' Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Did not survive Boer War
Murray Page: 84
Contingent: Third New South Wales
Ship: Atlantian or Maplemore, Date of Sailing: 28/02/1900
Memorial details: Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Ceremonial Tree Plant at the National Arboretum Canberra.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: April 1900 - April 1901 in Rhodesia, west Transvaal including defence of Elands River Post (4-16 August 1900), and in northern Transvaal, great De Wet hunt (February - March 1901) and advance on Petersburg.
Service and life after the Boer War: Did not survive Boer War
Name of Descendant: Lyn Hudson-WilliamsonRelationship to Ancestor: Second Cousin 2X Removed
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