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ROWE, Ernest Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4589 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Long Gully State School No. 2120, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Chuignes, France, 23 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. II. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell shock. Evacuated to No. 1 Anzac Rest Station (France). Rejoined unit 22 August 1916. | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Lihons | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 4589 Ernest Victor Rowe was killed in action on 23 August 1918 during the 1st Division's advance against Chuignes, France as part of the continuing actions following the 8 August 1918 Amiens offensive.
Parents: Ernest and Elizabeth ROWE, St. Just Point, Long Gully, Victoria
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