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ROTHWELL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1989 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Maffra, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Paper Mill Hand |
| Died: | Died of illness - Dysentery and Bronchial Pneumonia, Malta, 5 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot D, Row 111, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: Too far from England Thy grave to see but not too far to think of Thee, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1989, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1989, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Sarah Rothwell of 13 East Street, Feniscowles, Blackburn, England
At the time of enlistment he was employed by Mr Longmore of 'Ravenswood', Maffra, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22. His name appears on the Blackburn Roll of Honour.
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