DALE, Rowland Wilfred
| Service Number: | 1648 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Leeton General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1648, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1648, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1648, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1648, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Mary Dale of Hay Road, Narrandera, NSW. Brother of B. Dale of Narrandera, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1919 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 10 November 1919 at Sydney, NSW
Husband if Ada Margaret Dale nee Young of 18 Frederica Road, Winton, Bournemouth, England. In 1921 Ada wrote asking for assistance as Rowland have returned to Australia and was not supporting her or their two children
Rowland and Ada were married on the 18 June 1918 at Medcombe Parish Church. Rev. T. Lancaster officiated
During 1945c Rowland married Mary Ellen Smith in the Parramatta district, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal