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ROCHESTER, Ernest James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2671 |
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| 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 Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Edgeroi Roll of Honour, Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2671, Liverpool | |
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| 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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