Typed copy of letters from Frederick William Rowe to his family, 1914-1915 - Part 6

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, VICTORIA

CABLEGRAM

Received

Caulfield

31.12.1915

Eastern 224

Cairo 5.15pm

28th

ROWE 

CAULFIELD

 

GREETINGS CONVALESCENT THIRD AUXILIARY

HOSPITAL HELIOPOLIS

FRED ROWE

 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

MELBOURNE 29th JANUARY 1916

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of cable advice to the effect that

No. 953 Bombardier F.W. Rowe, 4th Battery Field Artillery,

is returning to Australia by H.M. Transport "Karoola" which

left Suez 20th January 1916, and is due in Melbourne about

the 19th February 1916. 

It is to be noted that owing to possible mutilations

in the cabled advice and other causes this notification may

not be correct pending verifications from the roll on the

Troopship.

Yours faithfully

J.M. LEAN Capt.,

Officer i/c Base Records

Mr. W.H. Rowe

Eskdale Road 

Caulfield Vic.

AUSTRALIAN ARMY

CENTRAL RECORDS OFFICE

MELBOURNE

9th May 1983

Mrs. P. Vial

22 Fosbery Avenue

CAULFIELD 3161

Dear Mrs. Vial

1. I refer to your letter of 28th March 1983

2. According to records held at this office the information

   that you have requested is as follows:-

   85746 Private Frederick William Rowe

   Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at St.Kilda

   Victoria on 23rd August 1914.

   Stated on enlistment that he was born at Balaclava,

   Victoria on 24th July 1889.

   Allotted regimental number 953.

   Embarked at Melbourne, Victoria with the 2nd Australian

   Field Artillery Brigade per HMAS "Shropshire" on 20

   October 1914.

   Served at the Gallipoli Peninsula with the 2nd Australian

   Field Artillery Brigade.

   Wounded in action at Gallipoli on 15 May 1915.

   Promoted to the rank of bombardier at Gallipoli on

   20 August 1915.

   Returned to Australia on 21 February 1916.

   Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force in

   Victoria on 25th March 1916.

   Re-enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at

   Melbourne, Victoria on 12 May 1919.

   Allotted new regimental number 85746.

   Embarked at Sydney, New South Wales on escort duty

   for returning alien Prisoners of War per SS "Willochra"

   on 27 May 1919.

   Disembarked at London, England on 21 July 1919.

   Returned to Australia on 13 November 1919.

   Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force in Victoria

   on 3 December 1919.

   Medals issued:

   1914/15 Star

   British War Medal

   Victory Medal

   Anzac Commemorative Medallion.

   3. This information is released pursuant to Australian Military

   Regulation 770.

Yours sincerely,

(B.H. ADAMS)

Major

for Commanding Officer

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