Roger Henry MAKINSON

MAKINSON, Roger Henry

Service Number: 2518
Enlisted: 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Wounds, At sea on board HS Somali, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 June 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, buried at sea Panel 11, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2518, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914: Involvement Gunner, 2518, Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Gunner, 2518, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
5 Jun 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2518, Field Artillery Brigades, Shot in the neck while washing his clothes. Died at sea on HS Somali
12 Jun 1915: Involvement Driver, 2518, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2518 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-06-12

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry M. and Margaret F. Makinson of 'Dunham' Bridge Street, Gladesville, NSW. Brother of Gilbert P. Makinson and Arthur G.M. Makinson

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the High Range Mounted Rifles