We remember Francis Byers Rowley

We remember Francis Byers Rowley

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Christchurch New Zealand Source:8888509 19th October 1895
1915
employment Shepherd H B Williams Waipiro Bay New Zealand Source:8888509 1915
1915
marriage Lydia Petherbridge Source:8888509 1915
1915
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Otago Mounted Rifles Source:8888441 1915
1915
location Glentunnel Canterbury New Zealand their own address Source:8888441 1915
1915
location Waipiro Bay New Zealand their own address Source:8888509 1915
1915
enlistment Trentham New Zealand Source:8888509 24th August 1915
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8888509 August 1917
1940
appointments Home Guard - Waikohu & Cook Battalion Source:8888509 1940 - 1942
employment Farm Manager Gisborne New Zealand Source:8888509
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Sergeant 9/1611 NZ Pioneer Battalion and Field Artillery Source:8888509
theatres Egypt :4 Source:8888509
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8888509
1967
death Gisborne New Zealand Source:8888509 June 1967
burial Taruheru Cemtery Non-War Cemetery Gisborne New Zealand Source:8888509

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis Byers
Initials FB
Last Name Rowley,
Source 8888509
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Glentunnel Canterbury New Zealand their own address known 1915
Waipiro Bay New Zealand their own address known 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Otago Mounted Rifles
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1611 NZ Pioneer Battalion and Field Artillery Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MM British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jessie mother
Francis John Rowley father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lydia Petherbridge wife 1915
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
New Zealand in the Great War 1914-1918 Transcription Susan26537
New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription Susan26537

External Evidence

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Auckland Museum Susan26537

Multimedia

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Military Medal Susan26537
Grave of Sgt. Francis Byers Rowley Susan26537

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