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ADKINS, Roland Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4128 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Korumburra, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Arawata, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korumburra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4128, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4128, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4128, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4128 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-04 |
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