ROKESKY, Augustus
| Service Number: | 2642 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 11 November 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2642, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Augustus Rokesky embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on the 17/11/1916.
He was admitted to the ship's Hospital at sea.Augustus disembarked at Plymouth on the 30/1/1917 and was admitted to the 4th Southern General Hospital,England.
He was diagnosed with Phthisis(Pulmonary tuberculosis). On the 23/2/1917 Augustus was transferred to 3rd Aux Hospital Dartford. On the 7/5/1917 he was discharged to depot Weymouth.
On the 25/6/1917 young Augustus was discharged from the AIF. Augustus was 27 at the time and was dealing with a major health issue.
He returned to Australia and died in 11/11/67.
Helen Holdey