ROFF, Robert
| Service Number: | 4762 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, 26 January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hawthorn State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Peronne, France, 1 September 1918, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4762, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 4762, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4762 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Awarded the Military Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry on 09 Oct 1917 at Daisy Wood, Belgium - READ MORE (static.awm.gov.au)
"ROFF.- Officially reported killed in action, on 1st September, 1918, Corporal R. Roff, M.M., 24th Battalion (after 2 years and 5 months' active service), beloved eldest son of Robert and Annie Roff, No. 18, Melville street, Hawthorn. One of the bravest and best.
ROFF.- Officially reported killed in action 1st September, 1918, Corporal Robert Roff, M.M., 24th Batt., after 2 years 5 months' active service, beloved husband of Alice (nee Dunne), and loving Daddy of Robert, Richard, Florrie, Ernest and dear little Annie. His duty nobly done. (Inserted by his sorrowing wife and little ones. Springfield road, Box Hill.)
ROFF.- A tribule of respect to the late Cpl. Robert Roff, M.M., 24th Btn., killed in action 1st September 1918. A loving husband and father, and a true and steadfast chum. Respected and honoured by all who came in contact with him. (His chum, L. H. Rowe.)." - from the Melbourne Argus 28 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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