ROWLEY Albert Edward

  • First Name(s):
    Albert 
    Edward 
  • Surname:
    ROWLEY
  • Service Number:
    55642
  • Rank:

    Acting Bombardier

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Unit:
    216th Siege Battery
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    28th July 1917
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France, Grave II. H. 8.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Mary Rowley, of The Knowle, Little Witley, Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

ROWLEY Albert Edward Is Named On These Memorials

Shrawley St Mary’s Church

Further Information About ROWLEY Albert Edward

Native of Shrawley, Worcester.

Additional information on the memorial: Bombr R.G.A.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

Shrawley Parish Magazine, August 1915:
We were glad to see Bert Rowley home on leave and looking so well after several months of active service.

Shrawley Parish Magazine, September 1917:
To the growing list of those who have made the great sacrifice, the name of Bert Rowley is added.  He was killed in action, while in charge of his gun somewhere in France.  Letters to his mother from his C.O., Chaplain, and Sergeant, all speak of him as an excellent soldier, and a lovely and loved comrade.  These tributes of esteem, affection, and regret, are highly valued, and have brought comfort and justifiable pride to the members of his family, to whom, on behalf of Shrawley generally, we offer our sincere sympathy. R.I.P.

A photograph of Gunner A.E. Rowley of Shrawley can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 6th October 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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Credits: Parish magazine researched by Eve Fraser.