Allan Ernest ROSTRON MM

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ROSTRON, Allan Ernest

Service Number:	3157
Enlisted:	31 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lawson, New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1898
Home Town:	Lawson, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Lawson Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Messenger/Telegraph operator
Died:	Killed in Action, Villaret, France, 18 September 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3157, 1st Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, New South Wales
8 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3157, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3157, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3157, 1st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
14 Mar 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, South of STRAZEELE, on the morning of the 11th July, 1918, a party was sent out to capture enemy posts in front of our line. Pte ROSTRON was one of the party. Approaching a point offering resistance, he was attacked by two of the enemy, one on either side of him. But he was not to be deterred, though caught at a disadvantage. He immediately fired on one and killed him; then, turning quickly, he fired on and wounded the other, taking him prisoner, together with two other of the enemy concealed in a dugout. By his daring in overcoming this point of resistance, he greatly assisted the capture of the remaining posts and their garrisons.

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Biography

Enlisted with his 65 year old grandfather 3003 Pte. Duncan Allan (/explore/people/362194?t=1434438516067)

"...3157 Private Allan Ernest Rostron, 1st Battalion. A messenger from Sydney, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Rostron embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Warilda on 8 October 1915. Whilst serving in France he was evacuated to England suffering from gas poisoning. Following his recovery he rejoined his unit and was awarded the Military Medal. The citation reads in part "South of Strazeele, on the morning of 11th July 1918, a party was sent out to capture enemy posts in front of our line.....Approaching a point offering resistance, he was attacked by two of the enemy...He immediately fired on one and killed him...then he fired on and wounded the other, taking him prisoner together with two other enemy concealed in a dugout. By his daring...he greatly assisted the capture of the remaining posts and their garrisons." On 18 September 1918 he was killed in action near Hargincourt, France, aged 20, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Pte Rostron was the grandson of 3003 Pte Duncan Allen, reputed to have been the oldest member of the First AIF..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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