ipt ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Medal ▁for ▁excellent ▁services ▁as ▁a ▁dispatch ▁runner ▁at ▁Poz ières ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁F rem ant le , ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B ays water , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁Thomas ▁John ▁How ell ▁and ▁Clara ▁Ellen ▁How ell ▁( née ▁Bir ch ). ▁They ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁ 2 1 8 ▁Mary ▁Street ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁Sol omon ▁Street ) ▁in ▁F rem ant le . ▁ ▁How ell ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Art illery ▁as ▁a ▁gun ner ▁in ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Brigade ▁ 2 ▁( Re in for cement ▁ 1 4 ). ▁He ▁depart ed ▁Australia ▁aged ▁ 2 2 ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁H M AT ▁A 3 2 ▁Th em ist oc les , ▁and ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁prior ▁employ ment ▁with ▁F rem ant le ▁Municipal ▁Tr am ways , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁F rem ant le ▁Council ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁married ▁Alice ▁M . ▁Ray ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Corps ▁( from ▁ 1 9 4 2 )