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ROFE, Rollo John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6318 |
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Enlisted: | 1 December 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 24 January 1892 |
Home Town: | Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
Schooling: | Burra, Unley & Gladstone State Schools |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 June 1918, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot II, Row A, Grave 13, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oodla Wirra Roll of Honor WW1, Peterborough Oodla Wirra Town Hall Roll of Honor WW1, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Riverton Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted | |
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28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6318, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6318, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
3 Jun 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6318, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6318 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rollo John ROFE was born on 24th January, 1892 in Norwood, South Australia
His parents were William Henry ROFE & Emily Marion COLLINS
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His brother Malcolm Thomas ROFE (SN682) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1916