Frank Lewis Rowlands

BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL

Frank (Lewis) Rowland

Driver No. T/124965

463 Water Tank Company, Royal Army Service Corps.

Killed in action at sea 2 March 1944. Age 24.

Commemorated on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial Surrey. Panel 17 Column 1.

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Born in Malpas on 28th July 1919.

Son of Walter & Ellen Rowlands (Nee Jones) of Oldcastle. 

Frank was working for Leonard Passey’s father (Leonard also lost his life by accidental drowning ) and living at Chorlton Lane Shop, Chorlton in 1939

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Frank was onboard HMS LST-362 (LST is Landing Ship Tank) when it was torpedoed by German submarine U-744 southwest of Ireland.

There's a missing men file on LST 362 at the National Archives:

WO 361/493 Casualties at sea, North Atlantic: LST 362 (Landing Ship Tank), 2 March 1944.

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Memorial service was held at Stockton Mission Room for Pte Frank Rowlands, aged 24, Oldcastle
The sermon was conducted by the Archdeacon of Macclesfield and ex-Malpas Rector. (Ven F J Okell).