Joseph James ROWETT

Regimental number19049
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Rowett, Point Pass, South Australia, Australia
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 82), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Jane Rowett, Hannon Street, Endunda, South Australia, Australia, and the late C.T. Rowett
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 34