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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.


 

Surname ROWE
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) John Ellwood
Regimental Number 622
RankTrooper
Unit Name 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: died 20.5.1901.
B5204: 'D'Sqn. stationhand born 1879 Forbes NSW, Queen's South Africa Medal (SA01).
West Australian: died of enteric at Bloemfontein.
URL2: Pte. ROWE JL NSWMR on memorial in Bloemfontein Cemetery.
URL3: 'D'Sqn. 1&2Tps. photo #25.
URL4: died of enteric at Bloemfontein 20.5.1901, father from Booloola NSW and grandfather from Seven Creeks Euroa Vic.
URL5: died aged 18, parents from Booloola Gunnedah NSW.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 119
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 25.5.1901
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 2.3.1901
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 20.6.1901
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 11.6.1901
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.angloboerwar.com/Casualties/images/Bloemfontein memorial - panel 4 of 8 - 23 Sep 04.jpg
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5336652
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10556706
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14390306


Please email me if you can contribute any other relevant information about this person (eg any other military service, where in Australia they came from or when/where they died). Also, if you find an external link broken.


Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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