Much of Rowes career in the Legion has been spent in Francophone Africa. [3] As of 2010, his last visit to England had been in 2003 with the Legion, for training on Salisbury Plain . [3] Rowe now lives with his French-Tahitian wife Elyzabeth near Nîmes in the south of France, with whom he has a teenage son and stepdaughter. [1][3] He plans to retire to Tahiti when he eventually leaves the Legion, having already completed the minimum term of service. [3] Despite being eligible after just three years service, Rowe has not taken up the option open of applying for French citizenship, stating that he feels neither one hundred per cent British nor French. [3] As a result of his Newcastle origins and long service in the Legion, Rowe is said to possess an accent veering between Geordie and French.
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