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ROLLENS, Walter Lindsay

Other Name:	Oakley, Harold - Alias
Service Number:	531
Enlisted:	2 November 1914, Morphettville
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 27 June 1892
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer / Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1985, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria NP-Methodist-H081
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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 531, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Morphettville
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 531, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 531, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
31 Mar 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, For conspicuous gallantry near Warlencourt on 2 March 1917 in taking charge of an assault on Malt Trench after all Officers and NCOs were casualties. Showing great dash and courage he lead a second assault on a portion of Malt Trench driving the enemy into the open. He then directed a Lewis Gun with telling effect on the retreating enemy. 22 dead Bosche were later found in the area.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 531, 27th Infantry Battalion

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