Richard Humphreys ROWLANDS

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ROWLANDS, Richard Humphreys

Service Number:	688
Enlisted:	8 February 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Holyhead, North Wales, 3 March 1890
Home Town:	Hilton, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Natural causes, South Australia, 10 May 1966, aged 76 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Section: Eyre; Path #: 18; E/W: E; Site #: 4
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World War 1 Service

8 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 688, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 688, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 688, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
27 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli, ANZAC
29 Nov 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli, ANZAC
2 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Machine Gun Company
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 688, 7th Machine Gun Company, proceeded overseas to France to join British Expeditionary Forces
9 Apr 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

World War 2 Service

9 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Sydney, NSW

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Biography

SEE #688 - WWI service.

WWII Service #: SX25694

NOK: Richard Rowlands

9/9/1942 enlisted at Hilton, South Australia
place of enlistment, Sydney, New South Wales

Lieutenant in 18 Garrison Battalion

5/11/1943 discharged from service

10/5/1966      passed away
buried in:        West Terrace Cemetery (general)
                     Section: Eyre; Path #: 18; E/W: E; Site #: 4
                     Grant Expires: 11/10/2029
buried with:    wife Esther Rowlands (d. 3/12/1955) and
                     daughter Harriet Cave Rowlands (12/10/1930 15yrs)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/5/2016. Lest we forget.

Biography

Born: Richard HUMPHRIES Rowlands

Wife, Mr Esther Rowlands, Aves Park, Port Pirie, South Australia
Daughter Harriet Cave Rowlands (d. 12/10/1930 15yrs)

Previous service: Royal Navy

Described on enlisting as 26yrs 11mths old; married; 5' 8" tall; 150 lbs;
dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Protestant; tattoo on left forearm (2 flags)

8/2/1915 enlisted at Keswick, SA

8/3/1915 appointed to C Company, 27th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands Camp

31/5/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
Private in 27th Battalion, C Company

4/9/1915 embarked Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces,
Gallipoli, ANZAC

27/9/1915 promoted to Lance Corporal, Gallipoli, ANZAC

29/11/1915 promoted to Corporal, Gallipoli, ANZAC

1/1/1916 promoted to Temporary Sergeant, Tel-el-Kebir

20/1/196 disembarked ex Mudros into Alexandria

2/3/1916 promoted to Sergeant in France
transferred to 7th Brigade Machine Gun Company

14/3/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, Alexandria
21/3/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France

5/10/1916      appendicitis and pneumonia, to hospital in the field
24/10/1916    embarked onboard HS St Andrew for England
14/11/1916    marched in to No.2 Depot,

10/5/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Grantham

31/5/1917 taken on strength of 7th Machine Gun Comapny

16/7/1917      trench fever
28/7/1917      embarked on HS Western Australia for England
30/7/1917      admitted with temporary hospital, Exeter

5/12/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Grantham
10/12/1917 rejoined unit

20/7/1918 proceeded to join Officers Cadets Battalion
22/7/1918 disembarked at Folkestone for duty, London, from France

9/8/1918 joined No.30 C Battalion, Parkhurst

3/1/1919 appointed 2nd Lieutenant on probation

9/4/1919 promoted to Lieutenant in 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

23/9/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Ascanius
6/11/1919 disembarked into Melbourne, VIC

6/1/1920 discharged from service

Medals: 1914/15 Star (6317), British War medal (3837) and Victory medal (3796)

WWII Service #: SX25694

NOK: Richard Rowlands

9/9/1942 enlisted at Hilton, South Australia
place of enlistment, Sydney, New South Wales

Lieutenant in 18 Garrison Battalion

5/11/1943 discharged from service

Last lived at Hilton, SA.

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/5/2016. Lest we forget.

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