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ROSTRON, Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 294 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Box Hill, Vic., 24 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia, Wall P, Niche 50 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Queenstown Hethersett Voluntary Hospital Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 294, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 294, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 294, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LANCE CORPORAL ROSTRON.
Lance-corporal Leo. Rostron (wounded) is 21 years of age, and a native of Ballarat. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Rostron, who now reside in Sydney, and a grandson of Mr. Jesse Strange, one of the pioneers of Ballarat. Lce.-corpl. Rostron is an enthusiastic surfer, and a fine specimen of Australian manhood. Before the outbreak of war he was employed in a stock and share broker's office.
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