ROCHE, Parker Charles
| Service Number: | 8666 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Old age?, Heidelberg, Vic, 28 August 1973 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 8666, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 8666, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 8666, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 8666, 1st Field Company Engineers |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Sapper Parker Charles (Westenra) ROCHE
Regimental Number: 8666
Unit name: 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 17
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Carpenter
Address: Balwyn, Vic.
Age at embarkation: 26 years and 6 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 18 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Laura Stewart, Hurd St., Portland, Vic.
Rank on enlistment: Sapper
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Sapper
Unit from Nominal Roll: 1st Field Company Engineers
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: After arriving in Alexandria, he was sent to UK on 11 June 1916, and then to France on 16 August 1916. From 19 August 1916 to 2 October 1916 he was 18 General Hospital in Camiers, France. By 15 November 1916 he was Taken on Strength in 1st Field Co. Engineers.
Fate: Returned to Australia 12 May 1919, per Soudan, disembarking in Australia 29 June 1919. He married Jessie Williams, 1919, Vic. Victoria.
Place of Death: 28 August1973, Heidelberg, Vic.
Place of Cremation: Springvale Crematorium, Vic.
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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