| Accession Number | AWM2016.796.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Cabarita Studios Maling, Alfred E |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Ashfield |
| Date made | c 1908 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Mounted pre-war studio portrait of 116 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Valentine John Howell. A plumber ...
Description
Mounted pre-war studio portrait of 116 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Valentine John Howell. A plumber from Paddington, NSW, L Cpl Howell enlisted on 6 April 1915 and embarked as a Private (Pte) with the 18th Battalion, C Company, aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) in June. He was wounded in the knee at Gallipoli on 22 August during the 18th Battalion's first major action in the war, the attack on Hill 60. After a short period in hospital Pte Howell returned to his unit where he remained until the evacuation in December.
After further training in Egypt, Pte Howell's battalion was transferred to France where it participated in the major battle at Pozieres. Pte Howell was wounded a second time on 4-5 October 1917 near Westhoek Ridge and Anzac House, Belgium.
Howell was promoted to Lance Corporal on 20 May 1918 and was killed in action 11 days later on 31 May 1918.