ROWSTHORN, Walter Henry William
| Service Number: | 4925 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Sgt in the Penguin Light Horse 11 years |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 6 February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Riana, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State Schools Evandale & Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penguin to the Great War , South Riana Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4925, 12th Infantry Battalion, Sgt in the Penguin Light Horse 11 years | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4925, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4925, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Sue Guinan, Tasmania in the Great War
Pte Walter Henry William Rowsthorn
Born 6th February 1882 Evandale Tasmania the son of William and Rebecca Rowsthorn (nee Aitken) a farmer he embarked Melbourne 18th February 1916 on board “HMAT Ballarat” with the 12th Infantry Battallion.
He was a sergeant in the Penguin Light Horse before he enlisted
He was killed in action 6th April 1917 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
Reverend W T Abbott had the painful task recently of conveying to Mr and Mrs W Rowsthorn Penguin of the death of their son Lance Corporal Walter Rowsthorn between April 6th and 10th. The deceased soldier was for years in the A.L.H. Penguin troop and saw some 14 months service in Europe. He was greatly esteemed by his comrades and friends.
The Weekly Courier 10th May 1917
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