Walter John Howie

Forenames

Walter John AWMM

Surname

Howie AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/3051 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM N.Z. Railways, Mercer, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs R. Howie (mother), Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/3051 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  London Gazette 17 December 1917, p13201, Rec No 1397 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915-30 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 32 AWMM Vessel was Aparima AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: G.S.W. right arm Percent of disability: 40 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM

Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Monticello Convalescent Home, Dunedin

Next of Kin: Mr R. Howie, Palmerston South, Otago (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

11 Jan 1922 AWMM

Memorial name

• Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
• Mercer First World War Memorial, corner of Roose Road and Riverbank Road, Mercer AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R18050422
Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• Dry Rations, or, The Aparima Apparition : with which is incorporated the Waikanae wash-out and The Tauherenikau trumpeter : unofficial organ of the 7th Rfts, Transport No. 32
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 346
• New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 4: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.