WARD, Roland Grant
| Service Number: | 1907 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cundletown, NSW, 29 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School North Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balmain War Memorial, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1907, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1907, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1907, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ROLAND GRANT WARD was born on 29th March, 1892, at Cundletown, New South Wales, the son of Mr. Edward Freer Ward and Mrs. Mabel Ward. He was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, and joined the staff of the Bank at Head Office on 28th September, 1909.
Roland Grant Ward enlisted in the A.I.F. on 14th January, 1915, and left Australia the following April. About that time he was promoted to corporal. He left Egypt for Gallipoli as a member of the 13th Battalion on 13th July, and was promoted to sergeant in the following month. He was killed in action there on 27th August, 1915.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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