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Frederick Henry ROWE

Regimental number2379
Place of birthSt Marys, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBothwell, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 4.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Henry Rowe, Avoca, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2379B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date6 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 3 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 October 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 6 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death5 June 1939
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROWE Frederick Henry

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