His story
Rowland Harris was born at Port Adelaide on 19 September 1894 and worked as a labourer at McLaren Vale. He initially enlisted into the 16th Battalion and later served with the 8th Mobile Veterinary Section. He died from enteric fever at Ismailia on 18 March 1917, aged twenty-two.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Australian
- Date of birth
- 19 September 1894
- Place of birth
- Port Adelaide, South Australia
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Residence recorded
- McLaren Vale, South Australia
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 4150
- Corps or service
- Australian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 8th Mobile Veterinary Section
- Earlier service
- Originally served with the 16th Battalion before veterinary service
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 18 March 1917
- Age
- 22
- Place of death
- Ismailia, Egypt
- Recorded cause
- Enteric fever
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Rowland Harris”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/rowland_harris/.
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