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Rowland Borrowman DAVISON

Date of birth19 December 1884
Place of birthBolsover, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk in holy orders
AddressColac, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Nellie Isobel Davison, The Vicarage, Colac, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 August 1918
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1919
Discharge date13 December 1919
Other details

Embarked Melbourne, 5 October 1918; disembarked London, England, 5 December 1918; attached for duty to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 December 1918.

Admitted to 3 AAH, Dartford, 9 February 1919 (influenza: seriously ill; subsequently dangerously ill); granted convalescent leave, 18 March-15 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morea', 18 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 November 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Melbourne, 13 December 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAVISON Rowland Borrowman

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