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ROWARTH, Richard Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4921 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 13 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row G, Grave No. 9A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial, Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor, Inverleigh War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4921, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4921, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4921, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4921, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4921, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4921 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-13 |
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