ROWE, Jesse
| Service Number: | 607 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Streaky Bay, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer and Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Memorial reference 6, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 607, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 607, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 607, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1892 Rowe Jesse Tendring 4a 559
The Thorpe Le Soken war memorial is just through the town centre on the junction of B1033 (Abbey Street) and B1414 (Station Road)and Thorpe Road. It takes the form of a five-stepped base surmounted by a tapered plinth, shaft and Latin cross. The inscription is in black lettering on two sides of the plinth and posts surround the memorial linked with chains. There are also three ornate street lights placed equidistant around the memorial. The memorial was unveiled on 23rd May 1920 by General The Lord Byng of Vimy. Originally a captured German mortar sat beside the memorial but has now been removed.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Albert George and Beatrice Mary Rowe of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex.
He is commemorated on the Thorpe-le-Soken War Memorial.
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