Trooper

Ronald Gowland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs J. Gowland, of 85, Cookham St., Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Trooper Ronald Gowland (Auckland Mounted Rifles, reported missing, and believed to have been killed) Was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Gowland, Canterbury, and brother of Mrs Everitt and Mr W. Gowland, of Palmerston North. He was 20 years of age, and was born in Canterbury, and educated at Tiniroto School. After school he was employed for some years on his grandfather's estate at Gisborne to gain experience in sheep farming. Trooper Gowland was a keen Territorial, and enlisted in the Second Reinforcements." [Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 5]

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: John Harper
Relationship to casualty: None
His name was Roland Gowland. He was born at Medbury near Hawarden, North Canterbury in 1895 and was a pupil at Medbury School 1900-1904. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/687
Name:
Ronald Gowland
Name variation:
Roland Gowland (BDM Online)
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
22 November 1894
Place of Birth:
Waikari, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Gowland (father), Rangiora, Canterbury
Date of Enlistment:
27 October 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Clevedon, Auckland
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Coachman
Employer:
Holloway and Holloway, Clevedon
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles, 3 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 August 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. J. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Ronald Gowland
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