Daniel Edward ROOS

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Service Number:	912
Enlisted:	15 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom, 1885
Home Town:	Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 29 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row A, Grave 91 Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten never will thy memory fade, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower

15 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 912, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 912, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 912, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
28 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 912, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wounds to the neck

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Son of Daniel and Pauline Fredericke Roos; husband of Minnie Hilda Roos of Albert Street, Edwardstown, SA

Father of Daniel Edward Roos, George Roos, Sydney Roos, Leonard Roos and John Roos

Medals: British WAr Medal, Victory Medal