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Charles Randolph Holmes ROWLEY

Regimental number3264
Place of birthExeter, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressSmith Street, Walkerville, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 7"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ethel Louisa Rowley, Smith Street, Walkerville, South Australia
Previous military service2 yrs S. Cadets. 70th + 80th Batt. Trans to 80th Batt. Inf 3. still serving
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Discharge date23 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board A 'Field Marshall', 28 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 23 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 June 1930
Age at death32
Place of burialPayneham Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROWLEY Charles Randolph Holmes

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