ROWE, Francis Thomas
| Service Number: | 4332 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koolunga, South Australia, 7 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Poiziers, France, 10 August 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 62 |
| Memorials: | Arthurton WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta War Memorial, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bunbury, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4332, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4332, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4332, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4332 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-10 |
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"ROWE.- Died of wounds, in France, on August 10, 1916, Private Francis Thomas Rowe, be- loved husband of Elizabeth E. Rowe, leaving eight children, Forrest-street, East Fremantle, aged 40 years. South-Australian papers please copy." - from the West Australian 15 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"THE LATE PRIVATE F. T. ROWE.
Mrs. Rowe, of Koolunga, has been notified that her son, Private Frank T. Rowe, died on August 20 of wounds received in France. The deceased soldier enlisted in Western Australia a year ago, He was 38 years old, and left a widow and family of eight young children. He was highly respected. Another son made the supreme sacrifice at Gallipoli on May 2, 1915. A third son has been invalided back to Australia after serving two years with the colors." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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