Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private A. Rowe, Gloucestershire Yeomanry, who died of wounds suffered at Gallipoli on 25 August 1915

1914-15 Star (2092 L-Cpl., Glouc. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2092 Pte., Glouc. Yeo.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur Rowe) last pierced at 12 o’clock, nearly extremely fine (4) £200-250

Arthur Rowe was born in St. James, Bristol and enlisted at Bristol. He was educated at the Merchant Venturers’ Technical College (name listed as ‘Roe’). Serving in the Gloucestershire Hussars/Gloucestershire Yeomanry, he entered the Egypt theatre of war on 24 April 1915. With the unit he landed at Gallipoli on 17 August 1915. He was mortally wounded in the attack on Chocolate Hill on 21 August. Evacuated by ship, he died whilst at sea on board the hospital ship Alaunia, on 25 August 1915 and was buried at sea. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

With a letter to Mr J. Rowe, 15 North Road, Bishopston, Bristol, informing him that Private A. Rowe had been buried at sea. Also with damaged named medal boxes of issue and two business cards of Arthur D. Rowe, 8 St. Helena Road, Westbury Park, of Parr’s Bank Ltd.

Together with copied research.