ROSE, Walter
| Service Number: | 8625 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Oxford, England, 2 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8625, 5th Field Ambulance | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 8625, 5th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 8625, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 8625, 2nd Field Ambulance, Shell wound to head. Sent to hospital. Recovered and sent back to the field | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 8625, 2nd Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8625 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Walter ROSE (Service Number 8625) was born on 2nd January 1887 in Oxford, England. He commenced his Railways career on 10th May 1911. He was a labourer at Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops. By 11th August 1913, he was working as a motor lorry driver. He remained in this position until 11th July 1915, when he enlisted in the AIF and was released from duty. He was 31 at the time. He embarked only five months later at Sydney on 20th December 1915, on HMAT A20 ‘Aeneas’.
By 6th March 1916, he was in Egypt. He was taken on strength of the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance. By the end of the month on 23rd March,he was embarking from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Forces. A week later, on 30th March, he disembarked at Marseilles.
After just under three months in the field, he was injured in action with a shell wound to the head. This was on 28th June 1916. He was sent to hospital with this injury, but he recovered and re-entered the field.
On 10th August 1916, he was reported missing, but it was believed that he had died. By September that year, it was discovered that he had been killed in action on 7th August 1916. He was buried in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Picardie, France.
After his death, his father was sent some of his personal items, including letters, photos, a wrist watch, and a diary. He was also sent his son’s war medals – the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.