ROWSELL, Ross
| Service Number: | NX107453 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Tomago, Port Stephens Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Injuries ( accident), Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot A. Row A. Grave 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX107453 | |
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| 29 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Lieutenant, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 29 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX107453, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lieutenant Ross Rowsell (NX107453) of 103rd Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Australian Artillery
Son of Harold and Mildred May Rowsell
Husband of Beryl Rowsell of Newcastle, NSW
USAAC Dakota C-47A (C-47-20-DL, VH-CGK, #42-23420 possibly named Pushy Cat) of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group left Batchelor airfield headed for Archerfield airfield in Brisbane. The aircraft broke up in mid-air during a violent storm over Rewan Station south of Springsure in Queensland killing all on board:
USAAC (Crew):
2nd Lieutenant Raymond E. Anglin (Pilot) (0-665501)
2nd Lieutenant Joseph W. Kennedy (Co-pilot) (0-680036)
Sergeant Frank J. Ropinski (Aerial Engineer)
Sergeant Harold L. Baumstein (Radio Operator)
Sergeant Robert L. Adkins (passenger)
Australian Army (passengers):
Lieutenant Harley Horace Lockie (NX151680)
Lieutenant Ross Rowsell (NX107453)
Sergeant Victor Frederick Bishop (NX82072)
Sergeant Thomas William Davey (VX69200)
Sergeant William Joseph Parker (NX133213)
Gunner William Howard Dorman (QX24775)
Private Andrew Henry Mildren (QX52001)
Royal Australian Air Force (passengers):
Flight Lieutenant Roy Edgar Abbot (264204)
Flight Lieutenant Albert Ernest Watkin (405265)
Sergeant Ronald Keith Pitchford (410850)
Corporal William Brady (35720)
Corporal Francis Paul Morris (71310)
LAC John Given Maxwell (21638)
LAC Stanley Kirk Sims (28071) 452 Sqn
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