ROW, Richard
| Service Number: | 1324 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Derflinger, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Port Lincoln Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Eleanor Elizabeth Row nee Moore of 'Sandwell', Emily Street, Largs Bay, SA. Father of Florence May Row
Richard and Eleanor were married on 23 November 1895 in the REgistry Office, Adelaide, SA
Pte. Richard (Dick) Row, of H. Company, 16th Battalion, was killed in action at the Dardanelles on May 10.[1] News of his death was conveyed to his widow (Mrs. Eleanor Row, Emily Street, Sandwell) by the Rev. Canon Swan on Monday afternoon. Pte. Row, who was 43 years of age, was well known in Port Adelaide, where he was employed for many years. He was a native of Soulth Australia, having been born in Bowden. Sympathy will be felt for the widow and family of one son and two daughters.
1. His war service record says he died from wounds aboard a hospital ship on 30 April 1915 and was buried at sea
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