Albert ROTH

ROTH, Albert

Service Number: 2456
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carrier
Died: Killed in Action, France, Belgium, 1 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Took part in a raid on enemy trenches on the night of 29 June 1916 and was last seen in No Man's Land, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2456, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2456, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Mary Roth 409 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria later of 34 Elizabeth Street, South Yarra.

Father of Edward W. Roth, Florence Roth and Norman J. Roth

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal