ROWE, Samuel
(Service number 46531)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/04/1886 | Place of Birth | Cannington, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ealing | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | P. ROWE (father), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 September 1945 | Age | 59 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Samuel Rowe was the second son of Peter and Mary (née Fraser) Rowe. His parents had married at Timaru, and both are buried at Pleasant Point. A farewell social and presentation were given to S. Rowe and five other local men in the Pleasant Point Oddfellows' Hall on 10 April 1917. His brother, James Rowe, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [5 January 2020]; Timaru Herald, 7 April 1917 (Papers Past) [29 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 January 2019]; Ashburton Cemetery Burial record (Ashburton District Council) [05 January 2019]; Ashburton Cemetery Headstone transcription [05 January 2019]
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