Ives Edward Truscott ROPER

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ROPER, Ives Edward Truscott

Service Number:	1726
Enlisted:	21 March 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colton, South Australia, 24 January 1886
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	State School
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 August 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Messines Ridge British Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Laura Public School Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

11 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1726, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1726, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted
10 Aug 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1726, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1726 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-10

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Ives Edward Truscott ROPER was born in Colton, South Australia on 24th Janary, 1886

His parents were David ROPER & Philadelphia HORSNELL

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