Rowland Joshua WILSON

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Service Number:	938
Enlisted:	25 June 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
Born:	Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, 1883
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Accidental Injuries, Papua New Guinea, 2 October 1916
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot AA. Row B. Grave 8.
Memorials:	Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 938, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
20 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 938, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 938, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-10-02
2 Oct 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 938, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Died at Mamanula Hospital, Rabaul from injuries received after falling off a balcony.

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