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ROWLEY, William Ronald Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 637 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agricultural Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 637, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 637, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 637, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Edith Mary Rowley of 'Cawsworth', 15 George Street, Cottesloe Beach, WA. Brother of Edith Mabel Rowley and Winifred Ellen Rowley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the school cadets for about 6 years