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ROVKIN, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N280456, NX73811 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Poland, 3 December 1925 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hallam Valley Public School and Scotch College Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Factory hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua , 7 November 1942, aged 16 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Star of David on headstone C6. D. 17. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Private, N280456, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Nov 1942: | Involvement Private, NX73811, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served under alias Joseph Rorkin
Biography contributed by Judy Baxt
Joe was born in Poland in 1925. His parents Grisha and Dasha had left their hometown of Minsk. Both his parents served in World War I with the Russian Army and had experienced anti-semitism. They wanted a better life for their family after the Russian Revolution.
They arrived in Melbourne in 1927. They lived in the small country town of Berwick where the family grew. In 1930 they moved to Melbourne where Joe went to Scotch College and his older sister Phylis went to MLC.
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