ROWE, William Lanning
| Service Number: | 4671 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plymouth, Devon, England , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Picton, Wollondilly, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Wounds, 1/5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, England , 8 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Picton and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4671, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4671, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
William Lanning Rowe was born at Plymouth, Devon, England in 1892.
He came to Australia in February, 1914 & enlisted on 25th August, 1915.
Private Rowe, Service number 4671, was wounded in action between 22-24th July, 1916 & invalided to England.
He was admitted to 1/5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, England on 28th July, 1916 with severe gunshot wounds to left buttock.
Private William Lanning Rowe died on 8th August, 1916.
His body was removed to his sister's residence at Plymouth for burial. Private Lowe was buried in Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England.
W. L. Rowe is remembered with a plaque located inside St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 7-9 Menangle Street, Picton, NSW & also remembered on the Picton and District Roll of Honour located at the entrance to the Soldiers Memorial School of Arts, 65 Menangle Street, Picton, NSW.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/ford-park.html
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