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ROWLAND, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 343, 3624 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, at Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cleveland, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough, State High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried in "Jork House " |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour, Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour, Cleveland War Memorial, Cleveland War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Redlands Honour Roll, Redlands Honour Roll, Streaky Bay War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 343, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, SN 343, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, SN 343, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 343, 10th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli, Fragment of bullet ricocheted, leading to loss of right eye. | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Prov. Sergeant | |
| 17 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Prov. Sergeant | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT A42 Boorara | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT A42 Boorara | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, SN 3624, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, SN 343, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Rafferty
Enlisted and served under the name JACK BURNS. His Service Record contains a statutory declaration by his wife (after his death) attesting to his true name, Reginald Rowland.
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