Born 29 October 1914 in Three Springs, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Paddy" Patrick Samuel HOWARD and Maud Rachel HERBERT [16] [66]
Farmhand in Three Springs [19]
Member of the Three Springs Boy Scouts in 1930 [4: 22-Nov-1930]
Attended the evening dance at the Three Springs Hall after the R.S.L. Sports Day at Arrino on 5 November 1932 [5: 18-Nov-1932]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club 1934-1937 [5: 15-Jun-1934, 7-Jun-1935, 22-May-1936, 14-May-1937]
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club from 1934-35 to 1936-37 [5: 11-Jan-1935, 1-Nov-1935, 6-Nov-1936]
Member of the Three Springs Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Played for the North Midlands Cricket Association in their victory against the Morawa Association on 10 January 1937 [5: 15-Jan-1937]
Helped cart 80 trucks loads of sand, gravel and stones for the nursing quarters in Three Springs on 14 and 24 April 1937 [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Took part in the novelty procession to the opening of the Nurse's Quarters in Three Springs on Friday 27 August 1937 [5: 3-Sep-1937]
Dressed as Dave, Dad and Mum himself, Alf HUNTER and Artie MORTIMER attended in a dilapidated and smoky vehicle [5]
Resided in Three Springs until enlisting in the Australian Army on 19 June 1940[16]
Private WX2623 in the Australian Army's 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion 8 Div. during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 29 March 1946; he had been a Prisoner of War [16]
Resided of late at 157 Gladstone Road in the Perth suburb of Rivervale [P330]
Died 27 March 2007; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn, M, 250) [2]
From The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate newspaper, Friday 6 November 1914:
"Three Springs Notes - Paddy Howard was made happy last week when Mrs Howard presented him with a bouncing baby boy. Both going on well."
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Sydney Patrick Howard' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/sydney-patrick-howard [reference list] |
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