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29 August 1916 : Pte Albert Amos Howes

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His parents were Arthur (who had emigrated from England in 1890) and Sarah Howes. Before the war Arthur was a machinist and lived with the family on Stuart Street, Granville.  Albert enlisted 11 May 1915 - he was 22.  On the morning of 29 August 1916, the 13th (NSW) Battalion made an attack on Fabeck Graben and Mouquet Farm, known by the men…