'For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty near Crevecouer on 8th October 1918. During the attack on the 8th October Corporal Rowe was assigned the difficult task of guiding the Right Flank of the Battalion, which was unsupported by flanking troops. After passing Lesdain the flank was threatened by a party of the enemy in a Quarry. Corporal Rowe, immediately realising the seriousness of the position, gathered six men and rushed the stronghold, reducing the threatened danger and taking over 20 prisoners.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 14 May 1919

Regimental number	46245
Occupation	Clerk
Next of kin	Father, F Rowe, Stanley Street, Arch Hill, Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Sergeant
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Mokoia on 13 August 1917
Medals	Military Medal 'For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty near Crevecouer on 8th October 1918. During the attack on the 8th October Corporal Rowe was assigned the difficult task of guiding the Right Flank of the Battalion, which was unsupported by flanking troops. After passing Lesdain the flank was threatened by a party of the enemy in a Quarry. Corporal Rowe, immediately realising the seriousness of the position, gathered six men and rushed the stronghold, reducing the threatened danger and taking over 20 prisoners.' Source: London Gazette Date: 14 May 1919
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 3