ROCHAT, Phillipe Albert
| Service Number: | 13413 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies |
| Born: | Geneva, Switzerland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Northgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queensland Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic and Driver |
| Died: | Death attributed to War Service, Brisbane, Qld., 29 March 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Nundah Cemetery, Brisbane Presbyterian, Plot A, Grave No. 672 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Banyo War Memorial, Wallumbilla Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 13413, Australian Motor Transport Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Driver, 13413, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Driver, 13413, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The death of Mr. Philippe Albert Rochat, who was well known in many parts of Queensland, has added another victim to the toll of the Great War.
He was a "native of Geneva, Switzerland, and arrived in Queensland in 1895. After working for some time on sugar plantations, and attending classes at the Gatton Agricultural College, be settled on the land at Wallumbilla. Whilst there he was for many years an esteemed member of the Bungil Shire Council, and of the local Rifle Club. Some twelve years later he sold out, and had since lived with his family at Northgate Junction. He enlisted and "did his bit" for three years as a driver in the Mechanical Transport, and it was while serving in France that he contracted the disease which led to his death. He leaves a widow (the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tardent, of Wynnum) and four children.
Son of Etienne and Francisia ROCHAT. Native of Geneva, Switzerland.
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