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ROOKE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6101 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Army Service Corps |
| Born: | December 1897, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penrith S P School Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6101, 13th Army Service Corps | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6101, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6101, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6101, 13th Army Service Corps, Gunshot wound right knee. Rejoined unit 11/08/1917 | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6101, 13th Army Service Corps, Killed in action. No body recovered. |
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