Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowland, of 19, Lindley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1918. Died from pneumonia in hospital at Clipstone Camp, Nottingham during training. Surname reported as ROWLANDS in BJ&G.
Rowland, Samuel –
Personal details
- Surname: Rowland
- Forename: Samuel
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 11th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 11th (Training Reserve) Battalion.
- Service number: TR5/178640
- Regiment: Training Reserve Battalions
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: NONE - NOT ELIGIBLE
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Kearsley Moor (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: B. 1.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 26/07/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918