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HOWLEY, Roger Francis

Service Number:	1986
Enlisted:	15 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tipperary, Ireland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Able Seaman
Died:	Died of wounds, Buried At Sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 August 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1986, 15th Infantry Battalion
16 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1986, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1986, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
13 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served under alias Patrick O'Connor