[Index]
John William HOWARTH (1897 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John William HOWARTH (1897 - 1916) John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH (1874 - 1915) John HOWARTH (1849 - 1924) Shepherd (Shepard) HOWARTH (1817 - 1899)
Ann CRAWFORD (1820 - 1897)
Margaret Hobbs FALKINER (1850 - 1888) John FALKINER (1816 - 1894)
Margaret (Margaretta) HOBBS (1819 - 1906)
Elizabeth MCLEOD (1874 - 1929) Charles Duncan MCLEOD



Eliza NICHOLS



John William HOWARTH
John William HOWARTH John William HOWARTH
John William HOWARTH John William HOWARTH John William HOWARTH
Pic P1. copied from Ancestry - Spence/Sparrow/Kendall etc etc

Pic 1. copied from Ancestry - Spence/Sparrow/Kendall etc etc

Pic 2. copied from Ancestry - Spence/Sparrow/Kendall etc etc

b. May 1897 at Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia
d. 26 Jul 1916 at Ovillers, Somme, France aged 19
Near Relatives of John William HOWARTH (1897 - 1916)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John HOWARTH 23 Oct 1849 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 06 Mar 1924 Lismore, NSW, Australia 74
Grandmother Margaret Hobbs FALKINER 13 Feb 1850 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 14 Aug 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 38
Grandfather Charles Duncan MCLEOD
Grandmother Eliza NICHOLS

Father John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH 1874 Buninyong, Victoria, Australia 05 May 1915 Gallipoli, Turkey 41
Mother Elizabeth MCLEOD abt 1874 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1929 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 55

Self John William HOWARTH May 1897 Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia 26 Jul 1916 Ovillers, Somme, France 19

Brother Rupert Horace Maitland St Albans HOWARTH 1896 Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia 1970 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 74
Brother Harold Duncan HOWARTH 1897 Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia 02 Feb 1960 Daceyville, NSW, Australia 63
Brother Hector Herbert Edward HOWARTH 1904 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1966 Sydney, NSW, Australia 62
Brother Clarence Raymond (Ken) HOWARTH 1907 Randwick, NSW, Australia 1975 NSW, Australia 68
Sister Daphne R HOWARTH 1908 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1913 Randwick, NSW, Australia 5
Sister Maisie Roselea HOWARTH 1910 Randwick, NSW, Australia 05 Aug 1973 Tamworth, NSW, Australia 63

Aunt Florence Mary HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1920 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 47
Uncle James SCOTT 14 Jul 1858 Pennyweight, Victoria, Australia 15 Dec 1924 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 66
Aunt Margaretta H Falkiner HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia Aug 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 36
Uncle Thomas MURRAY
Uncle Robert Henry St Patrick HOWARTH 17 Mar 1877 Break O'Day, Vic, Australia 13 Aug 1956 Lakemba, NSW, Australia 79
Aunt Bridget Mary JEFFERY 1879 Goulburn, NSW, Australia 31 Mar 1973 Calliope, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia 94
Uncle Horace Maitland StAlbans HOWARTH 10 Oct 1879 Mooroopna, Vic, Australia 22 Apr 1950 Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia 70
Aunt Malvina Edith HANDS 1968 Newtown, NSW, Australia
Uncle Harold Frederick Benjamin Samuel HOWARTH 17 Oct 1882 Elmore, Victoria, Australia 29 Apr 1932 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 49
Aunt Harriet Ellen WEBB 28 Jun 1884 Rangoon 19 May 1959 74
Aunt Ruby Sybil Falkiner HOWARTH 1884 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Uncle Ernest WHITE
Aunt Ethel May HOWARTH 13 May 1886 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 27 May 1886 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Uncle Cyril Reginald Falkiner HOWARTH 1887 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 20 Mar 1961 Homebush, NSW, Australia 74
Aunt Violet L D HOLMES 1889 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1906 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17
Aunt Theresa M SLAVIN

Cousin Victor James SCOTT 1897 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 1962 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia 65
Cousin Margaret Florence SCOTT 1899 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1992 Lewis Family Tree - ancestry 93
Cousin Robert John SCOTT 1900 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 1949 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 49
Cousin Lionel Sydney Vaughan SCOTT 1902 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 1966 Yarra, Victoria, Australia 64
Cousin Albert Howarth SCOTT 1905 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 1967 Park, Victoria, Australia 62
Cousin Henry George Darlington (Ned) SCOTT 28 Dec 1906 Pennyweight, Victoria, Australia 26 May 1965 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 58
Cousin James W MURRAY 1905 Newtown, NSW, Australia
Cousin Joseph Thomas MURRAY 1907 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1907 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Thomas D MURRAY 1908 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 1
Cousin John HOWARTH 1903 Dubbo, NSW, Australia 1968 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 65
Cousin Alice Margaret HOWARTH 1904 Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Cousin Annie Thelma HOWARTH 1906 Manly, NSW, Australia
Cousin Ethel Genevieve HOWARTH 1908 Brewarrina, NSW, Australia 1917 Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia 9
Cousin Edith Beatrice HOWARTH 1917 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
Cousin Daphne F M HOWARTH 26 Feb 1908 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 05 Jul 1980 Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, USA 72
Cousin Harold J HOWARTH 11 Jul 1904 Mosman, NSW, Australia 06 May 1945 Randwick, NSW, Australia 40
Cousin Dorothy M HOWARTH 1905 Mosman, NSW, Australia
Cousin Jean HOWARTH 17 Nov 1907 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 21 Jun 1977 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 69
Cousin George Maitland HOWARTH 11 Nov 1910 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1972 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 62
Cousin John H HOWARTH 1913 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 15
Cousin Ronald Frederick HOWARTH 21 Dec 1916 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10 Feb 1942 Missing in Singapore 25
Cousin Kenneth F HOWARTH 1920 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia Y Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Cousin Ruby Dulcie HOWARTH 05 Jun 1923 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 03 Feb 1971 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 47
Cousin Mary M A WHITE 1904 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Cousin Henry O S WHITE 1905 Boorowa, NSW, Australia
Cousin Madeline E WHITE 1907 Yass, NSW, Australia
Cousin Violet L D H HOWARTH 1907 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1907 Ashfield, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Thomas J R HOWARTH 1909 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cousin Catherine M HOWARTH 1910 Waterloo, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sister in Law Irene L URQUHART
Sister in Law Ellen DICKINSON
Sister in Law Lucy Agnes VAIL
Sister in Law Kathleen BARTLETT 1910 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 1999 Clovelly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 89
Brother in Law Harold James CURTIS 1909 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 03 Mar 1990 Tamworth, NSW, Australia 81
Events in John William HOWARTH (1897 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
May 1897 John William HOWARTH was born Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
1915 18 Military Service Devonshire, Fern st, Randwick, Sydney, Australia Note 2 64
05 May 1915 18 Death of father John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH (aged 41) Gallipoli, Turkey Note 3 60, 64
1916 19 Burial Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France Note 4 64
26 Jul 1916 19 John William HOWARTH died Ovillers, Somme, France Note 5 60, 64
Note 1: Curtis Family Tree - ancestry

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Jno Wm Howarth
Name: Jno Wm Howarth
Father's Name: Jno Shepherd Howarth
Mother's Name: Elizth Mcleod
Birth Place: Queenscliff, Victoria
Registration Year: 1899
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 13150
Note 2: John William HOWARTH

Regimental number 3827
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Howarth, Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Enlistment date 9 October 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 26 July 1916
Place of burial Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 2), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 88
Note 3: Ancestry - Curtis Family Tree

'Sydney Morning Herald' - 12 July 1915
SERGEANT HOWARTH.
Sergeant John Falkiner S. Howarth, killed in action, was the eldest son of Mr. John Howarth, Fern-street, Randwlck, and was a native of Victoria, 39 years of age. He was a member of the Victorian Garrison for 10 years, and removed to New South Wales In 1899 shortly after enlisting for the South African Contingent 1st A.M.C. Corps, under Surgeon General Williams. On his return he was engaged in the railway service and attached to the Randwick tram works. In 1903 he was selected by the. O.C. Commanding the New South Wales Garrison Artillery as one of the representatives for the late King Edward's Coronation ceremonies. He has left a widow and six children. His eldest son belongs to the Commonwealth Navy, and at present is attached to H.M.S. Psyche.



John HOWARTH
Regimental number 142
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Labourer
Address Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 39
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Eliz Howarth, Fern Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date 17 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name 4th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/21/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 4th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 5 May 1915
Date of death 5 May 1915
Place of burial Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 40
Note 4: Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, France
HOWARTH, Pte. John William, 3827. 19th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 26th July, 1916. III. L. 2.
Note 5: Ancestry - Spence/Sparrow/Kendall etc etc
Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, France
HOWARTH, Pte. John William, 3827. 19th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 26th July, 1916. III. L. 2.

Sydney Morning Herald 12 Oct 1916
WAR CASUALTIES - KILLED
PRIVATE J. W. HOWARTH.
Private John William Howarth, third son of the late J. S. Howarth, who was killed In the landing at Gallipoli, and Mrs. Howarth, late of Randwick, has been killed In France. An elder brother is In H.M.S. Psyche, and another brother is in camp waiting to embark. This family had father and three sons in Africa, and four were at the Dardanelles. John was killed, Horace lost his left arm and eye, Harold was wounded at Lone Pine, and Cyril was invalided home after an attack of typhus.
Personal Notes:
Sydney Morning Herald 12 Oct 1916
WAR CASUALTIES - KILLED
PRIVATE J. W. HOWARTH.
Private John William Howarth, third son of the late J. S. Howarth, who was killed In the landing at Gallipoli, and Mrs. Howarth, late of Randwick, has been killed In France. An elder brother is In H.M.S. Psyche, and another brother is in camp waiting to embark. This family had father and three sons in Africa, and four were at the Dardanelles. John was killed, Horace lost his left arm and eye, Harold was wounded at Lone Pine, and Cyril was invalided home after an attack of typhus.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Jno Wm Howarth
Name: Jno Wm Howarth
Father's Name: Jno Shepherd Howarth
Mother's Name: Elizth Mcleod
Birth Place: Queenscliff, Victoria
Registration Year: 1899
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 13150
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 12 Oct 1916
WAR CASUALTIES - KILLED
PRIVATE J. W. HOWARTH.
Private John William Howarth, third son of the late J. S. Howarth, who was killed In the landing at Gallipoli, and Mrs. Howarth, late of Randwick, has been killed In France. An elder brother is In H.M.S. Psyche, and another brother is in camp waiting to embark. This family had father and three sons in Africa, and four were at the Dardanelles. John was killed, Horace lost his left arm and eye, Harold was wounded at Lone Pine, and Cyril was invalided home after an attack of typhus.
64. Type: Web Page, Abbr: AIF Project, Title: AIF Project, Auth: Australian Defence Forces http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: John William HOWARTH

Regimental number 3827
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Howarth, Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Enlistment date 9 October 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 26 July 1916
Place of burial Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 2), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 88
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: John William HOWARTH

Regimental number 3827
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Howarth, Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Enlistment date 9 October 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 26 July 1916
Place of burial Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 2), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 88
- Reference = (Military Service)
- Notes: John William HOWARTH

Regimental number 3827
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Howarth, Devonshire, Fern Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Enlistment date 9 October 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 26 July 1916
Place of burial Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 2), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 88
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