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Military service
Service number:
619
Age:
21
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1ST Bn.
Death:
July 8, 1916
Boulogne, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. C. 17.
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.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
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Photo of John H. Rowsell
John in his uniform. -
Outstanding Dates
This document describes the outstanding dates of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War. -
Monument
Monument found in Bonavista commemorating John H. Rowsell. -
Monument 2
A closer view of the monument in Bonavista where John H. Rowsell is commemorated. -
Grave Marker
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Photo of H JOHN R ROWSELL
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant H John R Rowsell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 109 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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