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ROCKE, James Lubemere
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2470 |
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Enlisted: | 9 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hastings, Victoria, December 1876 |
Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wharf labourer |
Died: | Natural causes, Hendon, South Australia, 16 April 1950 |
Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2470, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 27th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Slight - Remaining on duty | |
7 Aug 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
21 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2470, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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