Ernest Milton Rowe

Forenames

Ernest Milton AWMM

Surname

Rowe AWMM

Service number

64187 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 38 Mary St., Thames AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. A.E. Rowe, 38 Mary St., Thames (m) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

64187 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.183 Painter 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.183

Embarkation details

WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.183 Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.183 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Henry Richard William and Annie Evelyn Rowe, of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

26 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM XI. E. 25 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2183352
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.183
• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.