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ROWE, Thomas Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 909 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wilcannia, New South Wales, October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill Public School |
| Occupation: | Student (Hereford House, Sydney) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, Australia, 28 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 8, La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium, Carr Villa General Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 909, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 909, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 909, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 909, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...909 Private Thomas Leslie Rowe, 27th Battalion of Wilcannia, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Rowe embarked with the Battalion from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 31 May 1915. He was killed in action in Belgium on 27 June 1916, aged 20." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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