sentences:  Allotted to the 16th Reinforcements of the 14th Battalion, he embarked aboard HMAT "Anchises" in Melbourne, Victoria, on 14 March.Arriving in France, he was posted to the newly raised 46th Battalion on 20 May and promoted to corporal four days later.While the unit was engaged in action along the Somme, Howell was temporarily raised to sergeant in July, before taking part in the Battle of Pozières the following month.