Born Rowland Tivey and sometimes listed as Roland, he
was born in the Derbyshire town of Melbourne. He was the
middle child of seven children of George Tivey and Ann
Dallman. Rowland resided on High Street in Melbourne in
1911, the family farmed land near Derby Hills and at the
time of Rowland's attestation were residing in nearby
Risley, Derbyshire. Like his father before him, Rowland
worked as a market gardener. This was a very poplular
occupation in the early 1900's. Melbourne was previously
known for its' cottage industries such as lace making
and framework knitting but the industrial revolution
took these industries to the more profitable less manual
factories in the larger towns and cities. Melbourne
itself had several boot and shoe manufacturers and by
the 1930's there were over eighty different market
gardeners operating around Melbourne all supplying local
markets with fresh flowers, fruit and vegetables. There
are several Tivey family members who have won numerous
accolades for their produce over the years.
According to his Army service record, Rowland signed up
for the army reserves 8th June 1915 at Ilkeston,
Derbyshire, he was aged 19 years and 3 months; He
trained and served on home soil between December 1915
and October 1916 and was then transferred to the Durham
Light Infantry and was stationed in France from 20th
October 1916. In December 1916 he was admitted to
hospital in St Albans, England suffering from "Trench
Fever" a disease which could be quite serious. It was a
particularly painful disease that caused sudden spasms,
joint pain, muscle pain, rashes and severe migraine like
headaches. Sufferer's also suffered from a high fever.
Trench fever sufferers had to be removed from the
trenches to recover in hospital as it was highly
contagious and almost impossible to recover in the cold,
unhygienic trench conditions. The average time for
recovery was about 6 weeks. Rowland was admitted to
hospital on the 27th December 1916 and remained there
until the 25th January 1917. He then served at home for
a few more months before being redeployed to France in
June 1917. He was killed in Battle in Northern France
near to the Belgian border (Flanders) on the 4th August
1917, aged 20. He is remembered with honour on the
Risley War Memorial and at the Godewaersvelde British
Cemetery in Northern France. |
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Name:
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TIVEY, Rowland (Roland)
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Regiment, Corps etc.:
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Durham Light Infantry
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Battalion etc.:
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20th (Service) Battalion
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Born
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1896 |
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Forename(s):
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Rowland
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Initials:
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R |
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Birthplace:
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Melbourne Derbyshire
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Enlisted:
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Ilkeston, Derbyshire 1915 |
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Residence:
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Risley, Derbyshire |
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Rank:
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PRIVATE
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Number:
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23413 |
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Theatre
of war:
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Died France & Flanders 04/08/1917
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Remembered with
honour;
Godwaersvelde
British Cemetery Reference I C 7, and Risley
Memorial, Derbyshire |
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Above - details of Rowland's
Commonwealth Graves record
Below- The War Memorial at
Godwaersvelde British Cemetery Northern France
where Rowland is remembered with honour
Bottom
- The memorial at Risley, Derbyshire - A big thank you
to Alf from Rootschat for the photos of the memorial |
Above - Rowland's Medal Card
Below
- The Risley Memorial in Close Up and Rowland's CWGC Certificate - Click to enlarge
Bottom -
Rowland's Army Record - Click to open in a new window
(Adobe Acrobat required) |
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