ROWBOTHAM, Frederick Lees
| Service Number: | 4097 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1916, Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hurstville, Sydney, NSW, 21 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Milton, NSW, 30 August 1976, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Old Fam Rose Gdn 9, 0017 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4097, 30th Infantry Battalion, Kiama, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4097, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4097, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
FREDERICK LEES ROWBOTHAM was born on 21st September, 1893, at Hurstville, near Sydney, the son of Mr. Thomas Lees Rowbotham and Mrs. Helen Rowbotham. He was educated at Fort Street High School, Sydney, and entered the service of the Bank at Bathurst Street Branch, Sydney on 25th May, 1910. He was transferred to Haymarket in August; to Waverley in April, 1913, as ledger-keeper; and to Suva, Fiji, in October, 1914.
Frederick Lees Rowbotham enlisted in the 30th Battalion, A.I.F., on 14th May, 1916, and went to France, where he served from 31 st December, 1916, fighting in the big advance from Bapaume in March, 1917, onwards, also at Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Messines and Hamel. He was promoted to corporal on 28th January, 1918, and took part in the Allies’ big offensive from 8th August until the Armistice.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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