Albert Amos Howes was killed in action on this day in 1916
Albert was born in 1892 in Granville, near Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Arthur (who had emigrated from England in 1890) and Sarah Howes.
Before the war Albert was a machinist and lived with the family on Stuart Street, Granville.
He enlisted on11 May 1915 at the age of 22yrs, serving in the 13th Battalion of the Australian Infantry.
On the morning of 29 August 1916, the 13th (NSW) Battalion made an attack on Fabeck Graben (Fabeck Trench) and Mouquet Farm, known by the men as 'Moo-cow Farm'. It was a warm and wet day, with temperatures of 28 degrees and heavy rain.
The 13th managed to enter Fabeck Graben behind Mouquet Farm but after fierce fighting and heavy losses they had to retire.
Albert was reported missing on 2nd September. A court of enquiry on 23 January 1917 concluded that he had died on 29 August the previous year. His body was later identified and buried in the A.I.F. Burial Ground at Flers. His family requested the following personal inscription for his headstone.
4204 Pte Albert Amos Howes, 13th Bn, Australian Infantry