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GLANVILLE, Roland Belfield

Service Number:	240
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Timaru, New Zealand, 1892
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Milford Public School, Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed In Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Dochy Farm New British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 240, Geelong, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 240, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 240, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 240, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
25 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
22 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
11 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
20 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Menin Road
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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