ROWLANDS, Verner Stanley
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 31 January 1888, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 30 September 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure No.4 III. L. 4. |
| Memorials: | Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Robson Rowlands and Emily Maria Rowlands, of C.T.A. Moore St., Sydney, New South Wales.
"THE LAST POST."
On Saturday evening, the Manly Amateur Fishermen's Association Club rooms were crowded to witness the unveiling of a memorial to the late Major V. S. Rowlands, son of the popular and well known commercial traveller, Mr. Tom Rowlands, who was killed in action in Belgium, in September last. The Mayor of Manly, Aid. A. T. Keirle, performed the ceremony, and paid a high tribute to the young soldier's bravery, and his unbounded popularity in Manly. The ceremony was profoundly impressive, and when the "Last Post"
was sounded, many a handkerchief brushed away a tear, so keen was the poignant grief for the loss of a brave and loved soldier, and dutiful son. The Association has done well for the war, 27 members having their names down as "on active service Abroad."
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