Private

William Charles Rowe

Secondary Memorial: 
Matakana War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Rowe, of Lower Matakana Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Submitted by: Matakana War Memorial
Relationship to casualty: Researcher
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Casualty

Service Number: 
45918
Name:
William Charles Rowe
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
30 July 1890
Place of Birth:
Mauriceville, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Nurse Henrietta Dunstone (friend), Eketahuna|C Rowe (father), Lower Matakana
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
26 January 1917
Locality on Enlistment: 
Eketahuna
Place of Enlistment: 
Eketahuna, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
W Anderson, Eketahuna
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 3 Battalion, 11 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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