George Edward ROSSOW

1911 - 1986  (75 years)

• Name	George Edward ROSSOW
  Born	8 Mar 1911	Nanango, Queensland, Australia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	15 Dec 1941 to 3 Nov 1945  [3]
  	World War 2
  	Service Record Name: ROSSOW, GEORGE EDWARD Service: Australian Army Service Number: QX25632 Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1911 Place of Birth: NANANGO, QLD Date of Enlistment: 15 Dec 1941 Locality on Enlistment: THORNSIDE, QLD Place of Enlistment: BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin: ROSSOW, HELEN Date of Discharge: 3 Nov 1945 Rank: Gunner Posting at Discharge: 141 HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display Prisoner of War: No
  Died	8 Nov 1986	Papua New Guinea
  Memorial Service	12 Nov 1986	Manly West, Queensland, Australia   [4]
  	ROSSOW, George Edward, 35 Rickson St, Manly West (formerly of Silky Oaks Childrens Haven, Manly West). The Relatives and Friends of Grace Rossow and Families are invited to attend the Memorial Service for her beloved Husband, their loved Father, Father-in-law, Grandfather, Great-grandfather and Brother, George Edward Rossow, to be held in the Gospel Hall, Preston Road, Manly West, tomorrow, Friday, at 10.30 am. NO FUNERAL CORTEGE Interment in Papua New Guinea
  Occupation	Manly West, Queensland, Australia   [5]
  	Manager of Silky Oaks Childrens Haven
  Religion	Plymouth Brethren  [5]
  FamilySearch ID	K635-KC8
  FamilySearch link	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=K635-KC8
  Buried	Papua New Guinea   [4]
  	Memorial inscription on gravestone of wife, Helen at Hemmant Cemetery, Brisbane
  Person ID	I306	Colston & Wenck families in Australia
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2020

  
  

  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	Helen Clark "Nell" MACKAY,   b. 26 Feb 1909, Glasgow, Scotland ,   d. 22 Dec 1972, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 63 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1932	Queensland, Australia   [6]
  Children	1. Helen Orr ROSSOW,   b. Abt 1933,   d. 22 Dec 2011, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F1362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Mar 1911 - Nanango, Queensland, Australia Married - 28 Jun 1932 - Queensland, Australia Died - 8 Nov 1986 - Papua New Guinea Memorial Service - 12 Nov 1986 - Manly West, Queensland, Australia Occupation - Manager of Silky Oaks Childrens Haven - - Manly West, Queensland, Australia Buried - - Papua New Guinea  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S16] Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2004), 1911/ 009415. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Birth registration: George Edward Rossow, Birth date: 08/03/1911, Mother's name: Mary Sullivan, Father/parent's name: Edward Julius Rossow, Registration details: 1911/C/9415. [S72] WW2 Nominal Roll [database on-line], (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au), Service Number: QX25632. [S133] The Courier-Mail, (Brisbane), Memorial Service notice 11 Nov 1986. [S24] Doyle, Dawn, Telephone call with Jennifer Crockett, 8 Oct 2006. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: George Edward Rossow, Marriage date: 28/06/1932, Spouse's name: Helen Clark Mackay, Registration details: 1932/C/2561.