Armen Rowehl

Alias Ermen Rovel (some army documents); in 1917 stated that Armen Rowehl was correct name; Armin Sher-Rowehl (naturalisation)

Born 12.01.1892     Place Libava (Liepaja), Latvia     Ethnic/cultural origin German/Russian/Latvian?     Religion Lutheran

Father Sher-Rowehl, Otto     Mother Rowehl, Charlotte

Arrived at Australia

            from Libava (Liepaja), Russia     on 20.01.1915     per Gunda     disembarked at Geelong, Vic

(arrived together with his brother Edwin Nicholas Rowehl, Basil Greshner, and Favst Leoshkevitch as members of the crew)

Residence before enlistment Melbourne

Occupation 1915 seaman, artist, 1919 artist and decorator

Service

service number 4918     enlisted 21.10.1915     POE Melbourne

unit 5th Battalion, 8th Battalion, Army Wireless Company, 2nd Anzac Signal Company, Aust Corps. Signal Company    rank Sapper

place Western Front, 1916-1918

final fate RTA 8.10.1919       discharged 9.01.1920

Naturalisation 1940

Residence after the war Melbourne and Geelong, Vic

Family wife Violet Victoria Sher-Rowehl (née Dilks), married 1919

Died 1.02.1948, Melbourne

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Sher-Rowehl)

digitised service records (NAA)

digitised court martial file (NAA)

records of the Assistant Provost Marshal (AWM)

digitised alien registration (NAA)

Puzzle for court. Man's marriage. - The Argus (Melbourne), 11 August 1938, page 6.

Russian acquitted. - The Argus (Melbourne), 16 September 1938, page 9.

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