ROWATT, Leonard Arthur
| Service Number: | 7365 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Moreland, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Somme, France, 24 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bray Military Cemetery II. J. 8. INSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY , Bray Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7365, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7365, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 7365, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7365 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1886 Rowat Leonard Arthur Kingston 2a 342
39th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 33 and the husband of A. D. Rowatt of 18, Wades Lane, Teddington, Middx., England.
He is remembered on the war memorial at St. Luke's , Kingston
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His wife, Ada Daisy Rowatt, nee Smith, later resided at
5 The Avenue, Moreland, Victoria.
Marriages Jun 1910
Rowat Leonard Arthur Kingston 2a741
SMITH Ada Daisy Kingston 2a741
Enlistment date 19 January 1917
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Age at embarkation 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/31/5
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 39th Battalion