ROCHE, Cyril John
| Service Number: | 2200 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V1, Row B, Grave 6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emmaville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2200, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2200, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2200, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2200, 17th Infantry Battalion, In the field |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Patrick Roche and A. Roche of Wentworth Street, Glen Innes, NSW; brother of Dorothy Roche
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Lorraine McMahon
The late Private Cyril John Roche.
Mr and Mrs J. Roche, of Glen Innes, were informed by the Right Hon Monsignor Tobin, P.P., V.O., on the 14th ult., that their eldest son, Private Cyril John (Sid.), had paid the supreme penalty, having died at the 15th Casualty Clearing Station from wounds received on March 3. Sid enlisted at Emmaville in August 1915 and had participated with the Australians in the biggest battles on the Western front since Easter last year. Prior to receiving his fatal wounds he had enjoyed a somewhat charmed life, having experienced many narrow escapes. He was a native of Gunnedah, and if he had lived would have celebrated his 21st birthday on the 28th of this month. Sid was one of Australia's finest sons, and admired for his uprightness, thriftiness and sterling qualities. His passing came as a great shock to his parents, brothers and sisters, but they are consoled in the fact that he was obeying the call of duty. — RIP (Source: Catholic Press, Thursday 5 April 1917, p 22
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