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VIRGO, Rowland Arthur
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 916, S7226 |
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Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | North Adelaide, 9 February 1895 |
Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | North Adelaide |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Natural causes, Clearview, 13 March 1978, aged 83 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Germein Cemetery, S.A. |
Memorials: | Magill Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 916, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 916, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 916, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
World War 2 Service
22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Trooper, S7226, Baroota, South Australia | |
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1 Nov 1940: | Promoted Warrant Officer Class 2 | |
19 Feb 1941: | Promoted Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rowland Arthur VIRGO was born in North Adelaide on 9th February, 1895
His parents were William Vincent VIRGO & Mary HARRINGTON