Harold Gustav ROSSOW

1915 - 1976  (60 years)

• Name	Harold Gustav ROSSOW
  Born	22 Mar 1915	Nanango, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	20 Nov 1939 to 20 Jul 1945  [2]
  	WW 2
  	Service Record Name: ROSSOW, HAROLD GUSTAV Service: Australian Army Service Number: VX6329 Date of Birth: 22 Mar 1915 Place of Birth: NANANGO, QLD Date of Enlistment: 20 Nov 1939 Locality on Enlistment: SEYMOUR, VIC Place of Enlistment SEYMOUR, VIC Next of Kin: ROSSOW, BERTHA Date of Discharge: 20 Jul 1945 Rank: Private Posting at Discharge: INFANTRY BN 2/6 WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display Prisoner of War: Yes
  Occupation	Drover  [3]
  FamilySearch ID	LVDG-4TS
  FamilySearch link	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LVDG-4TS
  Died	3 Jan 1976	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia   [4]
  Buried	12 Jan 1976	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia   [5]
  		ROSSOW, Harold Gustav Headstone, Tennant Creek Cemetery
  		ROSSOW, Harold Gustav Grave area, Tennant Creek Cemetery
  Person ID	I303	Colston & Wenck families in Australia
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Julius "Ted" ROSSOW,   b. 28 Jun 1888, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 24 Jun 1966, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Agnes SULLIVAN,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 30 May 1981, Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia  (Age 91 years)
  Married	11 May 1910	Queensland, Australia
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1 (Divorced)	Bertha "Bonnie" SNUDDEN,   b. 20 Dec 1915, Boorhaman, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 16 Sep 2007, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia  (Age 91 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1937	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [6, 7]
  	Harold Gustav Rossow, 22 years, bachelor, labourer, born Nanango, Queensland. Usual place of residence Birkdale. Father Edward Julius Rossow, farmer; mother Mary Sullivan. Berth Snudden, 21 years, spinster, waitress, born Boraman, Victoria. Usual place of residence Birkdale. Mother Lillian Snudden. Married at the General Registry Office, Brisbane, 4 October 1937 [6]
  Divorced	5 Mar 1952	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [6]
  	This marriage was dissolved by Decree of the Supreme Court of Queensland at Brisbane on 5 March 1952 Plaintiff: Husband J J Scott Registrar-General 13 March 1952
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Peter John ROSSOW,   b. 6 Aug 1959, Longreach, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 11 Oct 1959, Queensland, Australia  (Age 0 years) + 4. Living + 5. Living   6. Kenneth Michael ROSSOW,   b. 4 Jan 1962, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 10 Mar 1964, Queensland, Australia  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Mar 1915 - Nanango, Queensland, Australia Married - 4 Oct 1937 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Divorced - 5 Mar 1952 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Died - 3 Jan 1976 - Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Buried - 12 Jan 1976 - Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Birth registration: Harold Gustav Rossow, Birth date: 22/03/1915, Mother's name: Mary Sullivan, Father/parent's name: Edward Julius Rossow, Registration details: 1915/C/6715. [S72] WW2 Nominal Roll [database on-line], (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au), Service Number: VX6329. [S24] Doyle, Dawn. [S73] Headstone transcription, Tennant Creek Cemetery. [S962] Barkley Regional Counci, (https://www.barkly.nt.gov.au), Tennant Creek Cemetery. Entry for Harold Gustav Rossow, died 3 Jan 1976, buried 12 Jan 1976. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage certificate Harold Gustav Rossow and Bertha Snudden, Brisbane, 4 October 1937. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: Harold Gustav Rossow, Marriage date: 04/10/1937, Spouse's name: Berth Snudden, Registration details: 1937/B/29329.