Longworth, Roland Edward

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M.B., Ch.M. : Company Sergeant-Major, 3rd Battn. and 1st Battn. Imperial Camel Corps, A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine. Enlisting 24th August, 1914, and sailing with 3rd Battn. 19th October, was with it at Gallipoli, being wounded 19th May and again on 7th August when evacuated to hospital but, rejoining battn. 30th October, served till the Evacuation. Transferring to Camel Corps 6th February, 1916, fought with it in the Senussi Campaign and subsequently at Battles of Gaza I and II, till invalided to hospital 18th February, 1917. Rejoining corps on 23rd February, returned to Australia in September owing to death and sickness in family. Promoted lance-corporal, February, 1915, corporal in April, and sergeant, 3rd November; company sergeant-major, June, 1916. A.M.F. : O.C., C Squadron, 15th A.L.H. Regt., 1937.

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1890

Longworth R.E. : Life.Birth 29 Aug 1890
1914

Enlisted 24 Aug 1914
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Military service as Company Sergeant Major at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; Palestinian Territories --, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
1926

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1926
1926

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1926
1927

Medical Practitioner at Hunters Hill -- NSW, Australia 1927
1933

Medical Practitioner at Lismore -- NSW, Australia 1933
1961

Longworth R.E. : Death 15 Oct 1961

Gender

Male

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