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ROOTES, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1230 |
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Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Westbury, Tasmania, 1893 |
Home Town: | Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 49, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Westbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1230, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1230, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1230, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
9 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1230, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1230 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Rootes of Westbury, Tasmania. Brother of Gladys Maryine Rootes, Annie Scott nee Rootes and Frank Rootes
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal