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ROWE, Aubrey Nelson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3453, NX47456 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank employee |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 14 November 1943, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kempsey Streets of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3453, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3453, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX47456 | |
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| 29 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX47456, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Prior
(Jack) Aubrey Nelson Rowe saw service in both WW1 and WW2. On his WW1 enlistment he gave his birthdate as 7th August 1897 but for his second enlistment his birthdate is recorded as 7th August, 1901. He was gassed in near Villers Bretonneux in 1918 and became a POW in WW2
Aubrey Rowe Close, South West Rocks is to be named for him.
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