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Joseph Augustus Rowsell
1917 - 1981 (64 years)
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Name Joseph Augustus Rowsell Birth 7 Jan 1917 Guy's Point, Pilley's Island, Nfld. 
[1] Gender Male Death 2 May 1981 Corner Brook, Nfld. [2] Burial 4 May 1981 Patricia Cemetery, Hugh's Brook, Corner Brook, Nfld. Person ID I57 Rowsell-Anstey Last Modified 18 Apr 2023
Father Arthur William Rowsell, b. 14 Feb 1880, Leading Tickles, Nfld. d. 10 Oct 1969, Corner Brook, Nfld. (Age 89 years) Mother Blanche Anstey, b. 27 Feb 1890, Little Bay, Nfld. d. 5 Aug 1972, Corner Brook, Nfld. (Age 82 years) Marriage 11 Nov 1908 - From Arthur Rowsell's diary for November 11, 1908:
«b»Nov 11 (Wednesday)«/b»: Wind Northern. Very moderate. Fine. Issuing invitations &tc. Every thing being ready @ 5 p.m. We were escorted to the church where we B & I were united together as man & wife after which we partook of a splendid tea. Brides boys were [illegible] Israel, Willis Spencer & George Rowsell. Brides maids Anna [illegible], Minnie & Lucy Rowsell.
Family ID F28 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eva Ida Cecilia Payne, b. 22 Nov 1918, Cow Head, Nfld. d. 18 Jun 2000, Corner Brook, Nfld. (Age 81 years) Children 1. Living Family ID F34 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Oct 2012
- From Arthur Rowsell's diary for November 11, 1908:
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Photos Joe Rowsell 
Joe and son 
Joe, Art, and Bert when they signed up, 1940.
Clipping from the Evening Telegram, St .John's (undated)
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Notes - From diary of brother Reginald, entry for May 15, 1943:
I had not been home very long when Jenkins rang me and told me he had heard that Joseph Augustus Rowsell had been wounded in North Africa.
From diary of Reginald Rowsell:
Of the eight children of Arthur William and Blanche (Anstey) Rowsell, Joseph Augustus was the first to die.
All Joe's brothers (6) and sisters (2) were at his funeral.
Headstone on Stonepics: NF090 : CNB21 ROWSELL, Joseph A (1981) & Eva I - 1 photo
Joe was a Regimental Surveyor stationed at H.A. of 166th Field Regiment R.A.
Left Corner Brook May 12, 1940.
Regimental Number (Army): 970545
- From diary of brother Reginald, entry for May 15, 1943:
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