Josiah ROLLS

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Service Number:	3937
Enlisted:	7 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Golden Square, Victoria, Australia, December 1890
Home Town:	Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Golden Square State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Batteryman
Died:	Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. II.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3937, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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