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H John R Rowsell

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell

July 8, 1916
Boulogne, France

Military Service

Service Number:

619

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Son of John and Lydia Rowsell of Bonavista, Newfoundland.

Brother of Captain Reginald Rowsell, who died on April 14, 1917, while serving with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

Commemorated on Page 109 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. C. 17.

Location:

The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne, about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. On reaching Abbeville from Boulogne on the N1 at the roundabout, take the right turn immediately before Boulogne Road direction. A CWGC direction sign is on site. Enter the ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Monument – Monument found in Bonavista commemorating John H. Rowsell.
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    Monument 2 – A closer view of the monument in Bonavista where John H. Rowsell is commemorated.
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