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ROWLEY, George Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2656 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rope Maker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4 Chaplain E. McAuliffe officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2656, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2656, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2656, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 6 Dec 1915: | Wounded Private, 2656, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry and Emily Rowley of 30 Kepos Street, Redfern, NSW. Brother of Robert Rowland Rowley who returned to Australia on 18 January 1919 having served with the 7th Field Ambulance and Ida Gertrude Clarke nee Rowley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal