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ROLLS, Josiah
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3937 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Josiah and Agnes Rolls, of 63, Wade St., Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
THY WILL BE DONE
PRIVATE J. ROLLS:
Mrs. A. Rolls, widow, of Wade-street, Golden-square, has been notified that her second son, Private Joe Rolls, 5th Battalion, was killed in action on 4th October, 1917. Private Rolls enlisted in July, 1915, and sailed in November, 1915. Prior to enlisting Private Rolls was employed at the Fortuna battery He was one of three sons at the war.
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