- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Wing Commander
- Unit:
- Bomb Disposal, HQ, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- August 10th, 1943
Citation:
"For over 2 years, Wing Commander Rowlands has been employed on bomb disposal duties and has repeatedly displayed the most conspicuous courage and unselfish devotion to duty in circumstances of great personal danger."
He was invested with the GC by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 20 July 1945.