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ROWE, Cecil Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX1826 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 7 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Malaria whilst Prisoner of War, Borneo, 5 June 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated Proserpine Lawn Cemetery Columbarium LV2-57 Labuan Memorial, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, New Farm Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX1826 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1826, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Proserpine, Qld. | |
| 5 Jan 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Henry Thomas Rowe and Margaret Florence Rowe, of Proserpine, Queensland.
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