ROWAN, Joseph
| Service Number: | 4601 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Asthma, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia., 11 May 1956, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland RC8-002-0048 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4601, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4601, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne |
Honor Roll
Listed on Timboon Honor Roll.
Parents James and Winifred (Murnane) Rowan
Submitted 1 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Nancy McAdie
Rowan, Joseph (Camperdown) Born at Warrnambool in 1892, the son of James and WInifred (Murnane) Rowan, he was a farmer at Camperdown when he enlisted in August 1915, serving as 4601 Pte J Rowan, embarking with 14th Battalion (14th Reinforcements), from Melbourne on HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916, transferred to th Australian Provost Corps prior to return to Australia, embarking on 26 July 1919. He served alongside his brother in both 14th Battalion and the Provost Corps, with consecutive numbers, and their return to Australia.
At some point this family was living at Timboon as a couple of sisters are born there.
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
Listed on Timboon Honour Roll
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