Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Alfred Rowe
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
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- Service no:
- Rank: Fireman and Trimmer
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- Regiment/Service: S.S. Roanoke
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Drowned in a accident in the Dundee Graving Dock.
- Age at Death: 40
- Date of Death: 28/11/1915
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery:
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Plymouth
- Address: 4 Stewart's Cottages, Eskbank, near Dalkeith
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More about Alfred Rowe
Alfred Rowe lived at 4 Stewart’s Cottages, Eskbank, near Dalkeith and was born in Plymouth. The Roanoke finished a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia and back to Leith in October 1915 but Alfred Rowe was not in that Crew List. He drowned in a accident in the Dundee Graving Dock.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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