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Bert ROWLAND

Regimental number1980
Date of birth28 September 1895
Place of birthRoma, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mr Fly Burton, Yandina, NC Line, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel Rowland, c/o Mr Fly Burton, Yandina, NC Line, Queensland
Enlistment date6 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/3/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Other details

Father: Henry Rowland, b. Calcutta, India. Mother: Rosanna Murphy, b. Shorncliffe, Kent, England. Wife: Ethel Fredericka Burton; married in Bundaberg, Queensland

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 November 1958
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland

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