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ROGASCH, Ernest Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5685 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Katyil, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rainbow, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rainbow War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5685, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5685, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 5685, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5685 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and a son of Mr. J. C. H. and Mrs. E. M. Rogasch, of Rainbow, Victoria.
His brother, Gustav Adolph Rogasch also with the 21st Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F. fell same day and is also commemorated on the VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL
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