Roland Hector BEST

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Service Number:	5653
Enlisted:	7 February 1916, Casula
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Bellingen, Bellingen, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bellingen Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Influenza, Tidworth, England, 16 January 1919
Cemetery:	Tidworth Military Cemetery, England C. 181.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bellingen War Memorial, Coffs Harbour Roll of Honor

7 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5653, Casula
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 5653, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 5653, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5653, 2nd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shrapnel wounds right arm and buttock
9 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion
16 Jan 1919:	Involvement Private, 5653, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5653 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-16

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