ROFF, Norman Hollingdale
| Service Number: | TX2124 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Midhurst, Sussex, England, 1 July 1903 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Sir Roger Manwoods School, Sandwich, UK & Caius College, Cambridge, England |
| Occupation: | School Master |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Timor, 23 February 1942, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Plot 15, Row B, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, TX2124 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted TX2124, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, TX2124, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
Help us honour Norman Hollingdale Roff's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Norman Hollingdale ROFF was born in Midhurst, Sussex, England on 1st July, 1903
His parents were Frederick Neame ROFF & Edith Mary HOLLINGDALE who married in Carlisle, Cumberland, England in 1903
He served in the Senior Cadets in the 1st Military District, 11th Mixed Brigade in 1930 and was promoted to Lieutenant on 4th August, 1932 - he enlisted to serve during WW1 on 29th July, 1940
He married Katherine Isabel HODGE in Guildford, Western Australia in 1930
Norman was Killed in Action in Timor on 23rd February 1942 and is buried in the Ambon War Cemetery - he also has a memorial headstone in the Launceston St George Anglican Church in Tasmania
Click images to start slideshow.