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Lieutenant Colonel Frank Rowell [PRG 280/1/14/184] • Photograph

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Summary

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Rowell of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment photographed standing outside 'The Lodge' at Morphettville. [The building seen behind him can be seen in full in PRG 280/1/10/13.] The Morphettville Camp not only included the Race Course at Morphettville, but an adjacent property lent to the Commonwealth Government by the owner, Mr Hawker, for this early training camp; the building was known as 'The Lodge'.

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Physical description

photograph; 20.5 x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1914

Collections

Part of Searcy Collection
Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Rowell, Frank Milton, 1876-1915
Soldiers -- South Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia

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Historical information

Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Rowell died in action 8 August 1915, at Gallipoli, Turkey. Rowell had previous experience of actual warfare in South Africa, where he served with the South Australian contingent for about two years, during which time he was engaged in active fighting in Cape Colony, the Transvaal, and Orange River- Colony, and also in more severe engagements in Johannesburg, Pretoria, at Diamondy Hill and Belfast. As a reward for his distinguished services in that war, at which time lie held the rank of Captain, he was given the Queen's medal with five clasps and the King's medal with two. Upon the conclusion of hostilities in South Africa Lieutenant-Colonel Rowell became a member of Colonel Henry's Imperial Staff, which was stationed there for nearly l8 months, and before returning to South Australia he went to England as a member of the colonial troops to take part in the festivities and ceremonies connected with the Coronation of King Edward.

Digitisation information

Date

24/07/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,362 x 3,046 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.20 MB

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