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ROOKE, George Evelyn

Service Numbers:	1862, N102343
Enlisted:	24 March 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	31 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, 22 May 1898
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Watchmaker
Died:	Natural causes (stroke), Kogarah, New South Wales, 2 August 1973, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholic Plaque Lawn 3-0374
Memorials:	Armidale Memorial Fountain

World War 1 Service

24 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1862, Sydney, New South Wales
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1862, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1862, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
30 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
7 May 1918:	Wounded Sergeant, 1862, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), GSW (left leg, ankle)
4 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1862, 33rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

10 Feb 1941:	Enlisted N102343, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Narrabri, New South Wales
10 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, N102343
11 Nov 1944:	Discharged Lieutenant, N102343, 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

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