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ROWLEY, Cornelius William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4303 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 25 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mt Pleasant State School and Eureka Street State School |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Knox Church Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4303, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4303, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4303, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4303, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4303 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4303 Private Cornelius William Rowley, 46th Battalion from North Ballarat, Victoria. An 18 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 7 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 13th Reinforcements of the 14th Battalion from Melbourne on 29 December 1915 aboard HMAT Demosthenes. Pte Rowley was killed in action on 11 April 1917 near Bullecourt, France and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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