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Son of Mary Rowell,Eldon Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, and J. J. Rowell.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Robert Woodman Rowell
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Sergeant Robert Woodman Rowell
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Sergeant Robert Woodman Rowell
"The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle."
Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.
Dileas Gu Brath
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Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Cap Badge 30th Bn (British Columbia). Sergeant Robert Rowell a recipient of the Military Medal awarded for Bravery in the Field enlisted with the 30th Bn but was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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"The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath
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Page 495 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.
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