Edward ROE

ROE, Edward

Service Number: 708
Enlisted: 18 August 1914, An original of F Company
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Timor, Victoria, Australia, 1876
Home Town: Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling: Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 May 1915
Cemetery: Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 708, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of F Company
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 708, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 708, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Shot in the abdomen at Krithia at Cape Helles on the 8 May 1915 and died in one of the Casualty Clearing Stations on W Beach 4 days later, 12 May 1915. His medals were sent to a surviving brother.