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ROADS, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3884 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yankalilla, South Australia, 2 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cumberland Park, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yankalilla Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler St George Anglican Church Honour Roll, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Hawthorn St Columba's WW1 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3884, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"LATE SGNLR. ANDREW ROADS.
Sgnlr. A. Roads, whose death in action has been officially notified, enlisted in August, 1915. He sailed on December 2. After having served some months in Egypt, he left for France, and arrived there on April 2, on his twenty-first birthday. The deceased was killed in action on July 25, 1916. He was esteemed by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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