John Barr ROWE

Regimental number10/466
Date of birth27 October 1893
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSalesman
Address10 Gloucester Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Rowe, 10 Gloucester Street, Wanganui
Previous military service'A' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment (still serving)
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 June 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 15 March 1915, of being in bed at 0600 hours: award, reprimanded.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 25-29 April 1915 (gunshot wound, left shoulder); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; placed on 'Dangerously Ill List', No.1 Australian General Hospital, 6 May 1915; still dangerously ill, No.1 Australian General Hospital, 30 May 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 8 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 15 July 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 31 August 1916.

Total war service 2 years 21 days (of which 273 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 May 1975, Wangnaui
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20808277

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