ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ROWE, Frank

ROWE, Frank

Full Name: Frank

ROWE

Date of Birth: 11

–

1884

Place of birth: Burton-on-Trent

England

Occupation: Mill Hand

Address: Whittakers Mill Dardanup WA

Next of Kin: Brother- James Henry Rowe

Next of Kin Address: Whittakers Mill Dardanup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2660

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-19

Enlistment Location: Perth

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-09-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-09-25

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, FRANCE

Age at Death: 32

Burial Location: Courcelette British Cemetery France- Plot 6, Row B, Grave 11

19/06/1915- To 11th Battalion 8th Reinforcements as Private
21/10/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
12/12/1915- Joined Battalion at Sarpi Camp Mudros Lemnos
6/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Lemnos
29/02/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion in the field Serapeum Egypt
1/03/1916- Joined Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
13/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
3/09/1916- Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
3/09/1916- Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry Held – 23/04/1917 ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 5136

British War Medal No. 18006

Victory Medal No. 17936

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 323261.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Dardanup War Memorial WA

Perth Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 153

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.