Topic: BW - NSW - Lancers
New South Wales Lancers
Roll of Honour
Rowland Edward Harkus
Rowland Edward Harkus's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Rowland Edward Harkus
Service number: 67
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: NSW Lancers
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 4 April 1900
Place of death: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Cause of death: Illness
Source: AWM142 Roll of Honour cards, War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Rowland Edward Harkus
A brief military biography of Rowland Edward Harkus:
| Regimental number | 67 |
| Date of birth | 12 June 1870 |
| Place of birth | Moruya, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Postman |
| Address | 116 Flinders Street, Moore Park, NSW |
| Marital status | Married |
| Previous Service | Parramatta High School Jubilee 1897 Aldershot 1899 |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Amanda Harkus, 116 Flinders Street, Moore Park, NSW |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | NSW Lancers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from London, UK, on board Nineveh on 10 October 1899 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | NSW Lancers |
| Fate | Died of Disease, 4 April 1900 |
| Place of burial | President Brand cemetery, Bloemfontein |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
The NSW Lancers, South African War
Citation: New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour, Rowland Edward Harkus
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