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ROSE, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8054 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia, 30 November 1901 |
| Home Town: | Bagdad, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Measles, Bronchitis, Odema of Lung & Acute Bronchiectasis, Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 1 June 1918, aged 16 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 353, Row E, Grave No. 5), Wiltshire, England, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bagdad Anglican Church Chancel, Bagdad Anglican Church WW1 HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8054, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 8054, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 8054, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Sue Guinan, Tasmania in the Great War
Tasmanian Boy soldiers on the Roll of Honour
(Information from AWM)
Private Edward Rose (8054, 12th Battalion) was born in 1902 in Bagdad, Tasmania. He was admitted to the Military Hospital at Sutton Veny on 22 May 1918 with measles and pneumonia, and died on 1 June 1918. He is buried in the Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, United Kingdom. His father wrote that he was 16½ years of age.
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
Edward was only 16 years 6 months old when he died.
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