Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Rowsthorn, Walter Henry William

Born 6^th February 1882 Evandale Tasmania the son of William and Rebecca Rowsthorn (nee Aitken) a farmer he embarked Melbourne 18^th February 1916 on board “HMAT Ballarat” with the 12^th Infantry Battallion.

He was a sergeant in the Penguin Light Horse before he enlisted

He was killed in action 6^th April 1917 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.

Reverend W T Abbott had the painful task recently of conveying to Mr and Mrs W Rowsthorn Penguin of the death of their son Lance Corporal Walter Rowsthorn between April 6^th and 10^th. The deceased soldier was for years in the A.L.H. Penguin troop and saw some 14 months service in Europe. He was greatly esteemed by his comrades and friends.

The Weekly Courier 10^th May 1917

Erected by his father in the Penguin General Cemetery

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