Corporal George Julian 'Snowy' Howell, VC, MM

Corporal George Julian 'Snowy' Howell, VC, MM

Date of birth1893-11-19 Enfield, NSW 
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)  1915-06-09  Posted as a reinforcement to 1 Battalion. 
Date wounded  1916-07  Wounded at Pozieres. 
Date promoted  1917-02-06  Appointed Corporal. 
Date of honour or award  1917-04  Awarded Military Medal for courage and devotion to duty while leading a rifle bombing section during the battalion's capture of the village of Dernicourt. 
Date of honour or award  1917-05-06  Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Bullecourt, France whilst serving with 1 Battalion, 1 Brigade, 1 Division as a Corporal 
Date wounded  1917-05-06   
Date of discharge  1918-06-05   
Other  1944-08  Joined the United States Sea Transport Service. 
Date of death1964-12-24