Regimental Number: 18508
Rank: Private
Branch: 9th Battalion; Canadian Army Veterinary Corps; 1st Battalion; Canadian Signal Corps
Roland was born on December 24, 1890 in Grouard, Alberta. He traveled to Valcartier to enlist in September of 1914, at the very beginning of the war. Roland had a homestead at 28-80-4-W6, near that of his brother George, also a veteran of World War I.
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflection p. 73