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ROWELL, Harold Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lockleys, South Australia, 17 September 1881 |
| Home Town: | Lockleys, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Horticulturist |
| Died: | 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | New Thebarton Lodge No 23 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 9 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Harold Edward ROWELL (1881-1951)
Harold Edward Rowell (1881-1951), was a younger brother of LTCOL Frank Milton Rowell, CO 9th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli, and part of the Rowell 'military dynasty' of South Australia. He was born in Lockleys and served with the 43rd Infantry Battalion during World War 1. He attained the rank of Captain in May 1916.
His only son, John (known as 'Jack') Harold ROWELL, was killed in action in New Guinea in WW2.
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