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ROWLANDS, James Dixon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2208 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, France Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2208, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2208, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2208, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2208, 24th Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2208 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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"...2208 Corporal James Dixon Rowlands, 4th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of Kew, Vic. Cpl Rowlands enlisted on the 19 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Hororata in Melbourne on 27 September 1915. He was wounded at Pozieres in 1916 and was later killed in action at Montbrehain, France, on 5 October 1918." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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