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ROKAHR, Walter George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6552 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916, Enlisted at Dunolly, sent to Melbourne for further medical screening, to Broadmeadows Camp September 1916 - assigned to 21st/6th Infantry Battalion @ Broadmeadows |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, 4 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Dunolly, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dunolly State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener/Factory hand in soap factory |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium , 25 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunolly Shire of Bet Bet and Dunolly Borough War Memorial, Dunolly State School Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6552, Enlisted at Dunolly, sent to Melbourne for further medical screening, to Broadmeadows Camp September 1916 - assigned to 21st/6th Infantry Battalion @ Broadmeadows | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Wounded first day of this campaign. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gun shot wound left leg (GSWLL) evacuated back to England for medical treatment. Didn't rejoin unit until Dec 1917 | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mustard gassed - evacuated to hospital, sent back to the front within a week |
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