LITTLETON, Roland Edward
| Service Number: | 2112 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Bundaberg, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Qld., 5 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 1977, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Bundaberg, Qld. | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2112, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2112, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ROLAND EDWARD LITTLETON was born on 5th May, 1896, at Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Littleton, of Warwick. He was educated at the Toowoomba Grammar School, and entered the Bank’s service on 27th January, 1916, at the South Brisbane Branch. He was transferred on 25 th March to Bundaberg.
Roland Littleton enlisted in the A.I.F. in May, 1916, and embarked in September for France, where he served for eleven months with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, and took part in the Battles of Armentieres, Messines, Warneton and Passchendaele.
During the latter engagement he was gassed and, returning to England he joined the Reconciliation and Finance Sections of the A.I.F. Headquarters Staff in London. He was promoted to corporal in March, 1918, and to sergeant the following June. He returned to Australia on 1 st October, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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