Henry (Henry James) ROLFE

ROLFE, Henry (Henry James)

    Service Number: 732
    Enlisted: 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Nevassa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 September 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Buried at Sea Panel 65, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 732, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 732, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 732, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    15 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 732, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 732 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-15

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    Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

    Given names Henry James Rolfe, registration number 12583

    Son of Alfred Rolfe and Mary Ann (nee Brown) Rolfe of Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe, Victoria later of 82 Rowe Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Brother of Annie Rolfe of Daylesford, Victoria

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

    Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

    Given names Henry James Rolfe, registration number 12583

    Son of Alfred Rolfe and Mary Ann (nee Brown) Rolfe of Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe, Victoria later of 82 Rowe Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Brother of Annie Rolfe of Daylesford, Victoria

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

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