Ernest James ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER, Ernest James

Service Number: 2671
Enlisted: 15 June 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, May 1894
Home Town: Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales
Schooling: Maitland High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 19 February 1923, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Memorials: Edgeroi Roll of Honour, Maitland High School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2671, Liverpool
9 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 2671, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
9 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2671, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
4 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
14 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion
22 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
2 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion
28 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 54th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
22 Sep 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 56th Infantry Battalion, HT Port Sydney, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 2 November 1919, then by train to Sydney
17 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 56th Infantry Battalion

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