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CARR, Rowland Mansfield
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 244, 244 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tumut, New South Wales, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Tumut, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bomb wounds to the chest, At sea on board HS Somali, 21 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tumut All Saint's Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 244, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 244, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 244, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 244 , 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wounds to the chest | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Involvement 244, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 244 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Squadron Quartermaster awm_died_date: 1915-11-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Carr of Tumut, NSW. Brother of Emma Carr of Tumut
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to M.T. Osmond of Tumut, NSW for over 4 years