Frederick James ROWE

ROWE, Frederick James

Service Numbers: 20, 842
Enlisted: 3 January 1902
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born: 1881, place not yet discovered
Home Town: North Pine, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 February 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
Plot: ANZAC-7-79-15
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 842, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 20, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 20, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes the 4t Contingent embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 20, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes the 4th embarked 5 Jul 1901 returning to Australia aboard Britannic arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.
3 Jan 1902: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 842, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
18 Feb 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 842, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 note embarked 18 Feb 1902 from Sydney aboard Custodian.
19 Aug 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 842, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 returning to Australia aboard Drayton Grange arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Frederick James Rowe served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 20 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and second as a Private S.N. 842 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 480 & 525; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier).