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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
32
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
December 1, 1912
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 2, 1939
Ottawa, Ontario
Death:
March 26, 1945
Millingen, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XVII. E. 15.
Additional information
Son of William Horsley Rowley and Elisa Wildman Rowley (nee Ritchie), of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Audrey Nora Marjorie (nee Fellows) Rowley and father of John William and Jane of Lindfield, Sussex, England.
Lieutenant Colonel Rowley also served with the Canadian Army (Militia) from 30 June 1932 to 1 September 1939.
As a former member of The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Aylmer, Quebec; Lieutenant Colonel Rowley is commemorated on a plaque in the entrance to the club.
Additional citations
Distinguished Service Order, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal, Mentioned in despatches.
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The Royal Ottawa Golf Club plaque
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Honour roll
In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa
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Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
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Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel John William Horsley Rowley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 560 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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