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ROACH, James Samuel

Service Numbers:	1454, 238, 238A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moonbi, New South Wales, Australia, 24 July 1882
Home Town:	Hillgrove, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette I. J. 5. THY WILL BE DONE.
Memorials:	Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 1454, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
15 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 1454, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, D Sqn 3NSWMR departed Sydney for South Africa on the "Maplemore" reaching Port Elizabeth on 12 April 1901.
2 May 1901:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1454, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Campaigned in Eastern Transvaal and Eastern Orange River Colony until 28 April 1902.
4 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1454, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, R.T.A. from Cape Town bound for Sydney, arriving on 3rd June 1902. Paid off and discharged shortly afterwards with a QSA medal.

World War 1 Service

13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 238, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 238, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW - Left Buttocks.
11 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238A, 33rd Infantry Battalion, K.I.A.
11 Aug 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 238A, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 238A awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-11

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