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Harold William Rowsell

In memory of:

Private Harold William Rowsell

September 1, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

437216

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 3, 1893

Son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Rowsell, of Camrose, Alberta. Native of Somerset, England.

Commemorated on Page 495 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DOMINION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 4.

Location:

Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and 4 kilometres south of the Arras-Cambrai main road. DOMINION CEMETERY is 2.5 kilometres north-east of the village, about 545 metres from the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Harold William Rowsell– Harold Rowsell, 1915

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    Photo of Harold William Rowsell
    Photo of Harold William Rowsell – Harold Rowsell, 1915
  • Photo of Harold William Rowsell– Pte. Harold Rowsell (left) with sister Gertrude Rowsell (centre) and Sydney Rowsell (left) on porch in Camrose, Alberta.

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    Photo of Harold William Rowsell
    Photo of Harold William Rowsell – Pte. Harold Rowsell (left) with sister Gertrude Rowsell (centre) and Sydney Rowsell (left) on porch in Camrose, Alberta.
  • Photo 3 of Harold William Rowsell– Harold in January 1917, somewhere in France

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    Photo 3 of Harold William Rowsell – Harold in January 1917, somewhere in France
  • Photo 4 of Harold William Rowsell– Harold in June 1917, somewhere in France

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    Photo 4 of Harold William Rowsell – Harold in June 1917, somewhere in France
  • Photo 5 of Harold William Rowsell– Harold in March 1918, somewhere in France

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    Photo 5 of Harold William Rowsell
    Photo 5 of Harold William Rowsell – Harold in March 1918, somewhere in France
  • Badge– 15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge
    Badge – 15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder patch
    Shoulder patch – Shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– The 15th Battalion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as ‘The Crow’s Nest’. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured ‘The Crow’s Nest”on 01 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The 15th Battalion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as ‘The Crow’s Nest’. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured ‘The Crow’s Nest”on 01 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Cap Badge– Cap badge of the 51st Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Cap Badge
    Cap Badge – Cap badge of the 51st Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Grave Marker– Photo by BGen (ret`d) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo by BGen (ret`d) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Daily Orders– Pt II Orders 15th Bn dated 10/9/1918 noting fatal casualties suffered 31 Aug to 2 Sep 1918. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Daily Orders
    Daily Orders – Pt II Orders 15th Bn dated 10/9/1918 noting fatal casualties suffered 31 Aug to 2 Sep 1918. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. DILEAS GU BRATH

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